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Status published
High
CVE-2000-0993
Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library...
Vulnerability Description
Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local users to gain root privileges via a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1744
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata27.html#pw_error
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-015.txt.asc
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:58.chpass.asc
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5339
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
freebsd, netbsd, openbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.