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HIGHCVSS 7.2

CVE-2000-0993

CVE-2000-0993 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-09-25
Sources
nvd

Summary

Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local users to gain root privileges via a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.

References

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