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CVE-2000-0994

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local users to gain root privileges via the PWD environmental variable.

Affected products

• OpenBSD: 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338

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