CVE-2000-0994 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.4% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | openbsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenBSD 2.x - 'fstat' Format String | 2000-10-04 |
References
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338
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