HIGH
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
Published Jan 22, 2001
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.54%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.54% 0.00537
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00537
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 43.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 40.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 19.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 17.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/6124 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5636 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/6124 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5636 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 24, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0996
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a