CVE-2000-0996
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD su program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0996- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0996- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0983 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0983- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fq86-7hfr-cx3q No score
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD su program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fq86-7hfr-cx3q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0996 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Openbsd, published December 19, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.