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CVE-2000-0998 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in top program allows local atta)

Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0998
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-12-11
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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