CVE-2000-0094 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the procfs filesystem of BSD systems, specifically affecting NetBSD. An attacker can gain root privileges by manipulating the /proc/pid/mem interface through a modified stderr file descriptor. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a local attacker. While no active exploitation or Metasploit modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.