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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch	Patch
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.patch	Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/6124
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5636

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Sep 2026, 09:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Vulnerabilidad de cadena de formato en el programa su de OpenBSD (y posiblemente otros sistemas operativos basados en BSD) permite a atacantes locales obtener privilegios de root a través de un shell malformado.

Information

Published : 2000-12-19 05:00

Updated : 2026-09-23 09:10

NVD link : CVE-2000-0996

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0996

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0996

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Products Affected

openbsd

openbsd

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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