CVE-2000-0803 — HIGH severity vulnerability (GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a devic)
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0803 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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