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.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2000-0998: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • FreeBSD — versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.