CVE-2000-0009 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the bna_pass program within Nortel Optivity NETarchitect. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the PATH environment variable, which the program uses to locate the "rm" command. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), successful exploitation grants complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for abuse.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:optivity_net_architect:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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