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CVE-2000-0803

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.

Affected products

• GNU Groff: before 1.17 — fixed in 1.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNU Groff 1.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5280
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5280

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