Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2000-0998

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

EPSS: 0.009 (55.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Freebsd — versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

truefinder/truefinder

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0998?: CVE-2000-0998 is a vulnerability in Freebsd. Published 2000-12-11.
Is CVE-2000-0998 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.