CVE-2000-0294 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the healthd daemon for FreeBSD, specifically affecting jim_housley healthd. This flaw allows local users to escalate their privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or community discussion is noted, the potential for local root access makes this a critical vulnerability for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jim_housley:healthd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jim_housley:healthd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jim_housley:healthd:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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