FKIE_CVE-2000-0998

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2000-12-11 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:62.top.v1.1.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:62.top.v1.1.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 3.5
freebsd freebsd 3.5
freebsd freebsd 3.5.1
freebsd freebsd 3.5.1
freebsd freebsd 3.5.1
freebsd freebsd 4.0
freebsd freebsd 4.0
freebsd freebsd 4.1
freebsd freebsd 4.1.1
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