CVE-2000-0852 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the eject utility on FreeBSD, and potentially other operating systems. This flaw allows local users to escalate their privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), successful exploitation grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise due to its low attack complexity and local access requirement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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