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CVE-2000-0998

Published: Dec 11, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0998
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the kill or renice function.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreebsdFreebsd3.5 (including)3.5 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd3.5-stable (including)3.5-stable (including)
FreebsdFreebsd3.5.1 (including)3.5.1 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd3.5.1-release (including)3.5.1-release (including)
FreebsdFreebsd3.5.1-stable (including)3.5.1-stable (including)
FreebsdFreebsd4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd4.0-alpha (including)4.0-alpha (including)
FreebsdFreebsd4.1 (including)4.1 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd4.1.1 (including)4.1.1 (including)

References

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