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CVE-2000-0998

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-11 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 3.5, 3.5-stable, 3.5.1, 3.5.1-release, 3.5.1-stable, 4.0 (+3)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895

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