HIGHCVSS 7.2

CVE-2000-0996

CVE-2000-0996 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-09-25
Sources: nvd

Summary

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD su program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows local attackers to gain root privileges via a malformed shell.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0996

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