CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0994

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The fstat program in OpenBSD has a format string vulnerability that allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk by allowing local users to escalate their privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update OpenBSD and monitor environmental variables to mitigate the risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.

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