CVE-2000-0995 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD yp_passwd program (an)
Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD yp_passwd program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows attackers to gain root privileges a malformed name.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0995 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/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 | Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD yp_passwd program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allows attackers to gain root privileges a malformed name. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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