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CVE-2000-1011

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows...

7.2 High

CVE-2000-1011 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Freebsd, published December 11, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.

Record: CVE-2000-1011
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

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.

Record: CVE-2000-1011
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2000-0998 No score

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.

Record: EUVD-2000-0998
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmmw-8j86-p44m No score

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows...

Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.

Record: GHSA-gmmw-8j86-p44m
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