CVE-2000-0998
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—💥 Exploit
Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.88%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 58
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Debian top - Format String (12/12/2004)
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · FreeBSD 3.5/4.x - '/usr/bin/top' Format String (1/11/2000)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:62.top.v1.1.asc
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:62.top.v1.1.asc
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.7/common/028_format_strings.patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1895
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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