CVE-2000-1012 is a local file disclosure vulnerability affecting FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and potentially other operating systems. It allows a local attacker to read arbitrary files by manipulating the LANG environmental variable through the catopen function. This vulnerability is rated as high severity (CVSS 7.2) due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:C/I:C/A:C
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