CVE-2000-0994

OpenBSD 2.x - 'fstat' Format String

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2000-10-04 First Exploit
2000-11-24 CVE Reserved
2000-12-19 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20256	2000-10-04
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch	2018-05-03

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd"		Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd"				2.3 Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd"		Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd"				2.4 Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd" and version "2.4"		-		Affected
Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd"		Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd"				2.5 Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd" and version "2.5"		-		Affected
Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd"		Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd"				2.6 Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd" and version "2.6"		-		Affected
Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd"		Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd"				2.7 Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openbsd" and version "2.7"		-		Affected