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CVE-2000-1012

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to...

7.2 High

CVE-2000-1012 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Freebsd, published November 29, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the LANG environmental variable.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the LANG environmental variable.

Record: CVE-2000-1012
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the LANG environmental variable.

Record: CVE-2000-1012
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2000-0999 No score

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the LANG environmental variable.

Record: EUVD-2000-0999
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6pg4-9xrg-8x4f No score

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to...

The catopen function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the LANG environmental variable.

Record: GHSA-6pg4-9xrg-8x4f
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freebsd

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

References