PT-2000-1903 · Bsd · Bsd Libutil Library

Published 2000-12-19 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-0993

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 BSD libutil library (affected versions not specified)

Description A format string issue in the pw error function of the BSD libutil library allows local users to potentially gain root privileges. This can be achieved by providing a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0993

Affected Products

Bsd Libutil Library

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/243 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/1744 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0993 · Security Note
• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-015.txt.asc · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5339 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2 · Note
• http://openbsd.org/errata27.html#pw_error · Note
• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:58.chpass.asc · Note