CVE-2000-0803
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a...
CVE-2000-0803 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Gnu Groff, published December 19, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
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What each source reports
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GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
- Record
CVE-2000-0803- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
- Record
CVE-2000-0803- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0797 No score
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0797- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wph5-jqqm-rqpf No score
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a...
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
- Record
GHSA-wph5-jqqm-rqpf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |