CVE-2000-0993
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 22, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 24, 2000
Description
Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local users to gain root privileges via a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20001004 Re: OpenBSD Security Advisorymailing-list
- 1744vdb-entry
- 20001003 A format string vulnerability exists in the pw_error(3) function.vendor-advisory
- bsd-libutil-format(5339)vdb-entry
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