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CVE-2000-0803

Published

22 years ago

Last Modified

1 year ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: High
Base Score: 10/10
Exploit Score: 10/10
Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 10/10
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff::::::::	Yes	-	1.17

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5280