VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0996
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD su program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local attackers to gain root privileges via a malformed shell.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD su program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local attackers to gain root privileges via a malformed shell.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patchPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/6124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5636
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patchPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/6124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5636
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.