CVE-2000-0997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerabilities in eeprom program in OpenBSD, NetBSD, and possibly other operating systems allows local attackers to gain root privileges.

Published: 2000-11-29

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0984	Format string vulnerabilities in eeprom program in OpenBSD, NetBSD, and possibly other operating systems allows local attackers to gain root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00537.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1752
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5337

History

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Subscriptions

Netbsd Netbsd

Openbsd Openbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-11-29T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:32.116Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0997

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-09-23T10:10:00.673

Link: CVE-2000-0997

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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