First published: Thu Sep 21 2000(Updated: )
Buffer overflows in brouted in FreeBSD and possibly other OSes allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =4.1 | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =4.0 | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =3.5 | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =5.0-alpha | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =5.0 | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =4.0-alpha |
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CVE-2000-0752 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain root privileges.
To fix CVE-2000-0752, update your FreeBSD system to the latest version where this vulnerability is patched.
CVE-2000-0752 affects FreeBSD versions 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 including their alpha versions.
CVE-2000-0752 is categorized as a buffer overflow vulnerability.
CVE-2000-0752 can be exploited by local users who have access to the affected systems.