VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0749
Buffer overflow in the Linux binary compatibility module in FreeBSD 3.x through 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via long filenames in the linux shadow file system.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Linux binary compatibility module in FreeBSD 3.x through 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via long filenames in the linux shadow file system.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0338.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1536
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1628Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5968
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0338.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1536
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1628Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5968
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.