CVE-2000-1011

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability34. percentile0.4%
ProductFreebsd
PublishedDec 11, 2000
First seenDec 11, 2000

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freebsd freebsd3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 5.0—

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