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CVE-2000-0995

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD yp_passwd program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows attackers to gain root pri…

Published 25 y ago · modified 45 d ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 48%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD yp_passwd program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows attackers to gain root privileges a malformed name.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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