CVE-2000-0803

Published Dec 19, 2000

Last updated 4 years ago

Overview

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: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 10
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "3D12195B-922F-44A8-BC6E-5FA696CB83AB",
            "versionEndExcluding": "1.17"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References