PT-2000-1735 · Gnu · Gnu Groff

Published 2000-12-19 · Updated 2021-05-10 · CVE-2000-0803

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Groff (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in a device description file. This file is executed when another user runs groff, as groff uses the current working directory to find the device description file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0803

Affected Products

Gnu Groff

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0803 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5280 · Note