CVE-2000-0993
First published: Tue Dec 19 2000(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =3.2 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =3.3 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =3.4 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =3.5 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =4.0 | |
| NetBSD NetBSD | =1.4 | |
| NetBSD NetBSD | =1.4.1 | |
| NetBSD NetBSD | =1.4.2 | |
| Openbsd Openbsd | =2.3 | |
| Openbsd Openbsd | =2.4 | |
| Openbsd Openbsd | =2.5 | |
| Openbsd Openbsd | =2.6 | |
| Openbsd Openbsd | =2.7 |
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