CVE-2000-0996

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published
Dec 19, 2000
Last modified
Sep 23, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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