CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0157

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

The ptrace call in NetBSD on VAX allows local users to gain elevated privileges by modifying the PSL contents in the debugging process.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the NetBSD system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to debugging functions for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

NetBSD ptrace call on VAX allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PSL contents in the debugging process.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS