CVE-2000-0993 describes a format string vulnerability in the pw_error function of the BSD libutil library, impacting FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD systems. This flaw allows local users to achieve root privileges by supplying a malformed password to commands like chpass or passwd. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it presents a critical risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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