CVE-2000-0749 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the Linux binary compatibility module in FreeBSD 3.x through 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via long filenames in the linux shadow file system.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0744	Buffer overflow in the Linux binary compatibility module in FreeBSD 3.x through 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via long filenames in the linux shadow file system.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0338.html
http://www.osvdb.org/1536
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1628
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5968

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.421Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0749

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0749

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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