Root Privilege Escalation via Format String Vulnerability in OpenBSD fstat Program

CVE-2000-0994 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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