CVE-2000-0997 describes format string vulnerabilities within the 'eeprom' program, affecting OpenBSD and NetBSD operating systems. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve root privileges, posing a significant security risk. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.