CVE-2000-1011

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.

Metrics

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

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 11, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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