7.2high
CVE-2000-1011
Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.
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
- osvdb.org /6070 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5638 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-1011
- NVD: CVE-2000-1011
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