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TI-2000-00983 Aliases CVE-2000-0993GHSA-qw7m-3wrp-h96f

Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local users to gain root privileges via a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01671 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0993
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw7m-3wrp-h96f

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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