CVE-2000-0163 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting FreeBSD versions 3.0 through 3.4, specifically within the asmon and ascpu utilities. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating a configuration file to gain root privileges, leading to complete compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the CVSS score is 4.6 (MEDIUM) due to requiring local access, public exploit code exists (EDB-19756), though there is no indication of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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