7.2high
CVE-2000-09941 exploit
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privi…
Published 25 y ago · modified 45 d ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-20256 OpenBSD 2.x - 'fstat' Format String · local · 2000-10-04
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5338 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/1746 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0994
- NVD: CVE-2000-0994
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