HIGH
Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function
Published Nov 29, 2000
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.88%
Description
Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
0.88% 0.00880
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00880
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 57.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00880) | 54.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 47.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:62.top.v1.1.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:62.top.v1.1.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 29, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 24, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0998
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a