PT-2000-1681 · Freebsd · Freebsd

Published 2000-10-20 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-0749

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 3.x through 5.x

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the Linux binary compatibility module, allowing local users to gain root privileges. This can be achieved by using long filenames in the linux shadow file system.

Recommendations For FreeBSD versions 3.x through 5.x, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0749

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1628 · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0338.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0749 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/1536 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5968 · Note