CVE-2000-0994

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 Platforms

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References

• ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1746
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5338
• ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2