CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0996

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2000-0996 describes a vulnerability in the su program in OpenBSD that allows local attackers to gain root privileges via a malformed shell.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the su program to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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