Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1011 (CCN-5638)

Assigned:2000-09-27
Published:2000-09-27
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:53
catopen() may pose security risk for third party code

Source: FREEBSD
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-00:53

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1011

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
6070

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6070
FreeBSD catopen() Local Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
freebsd-catopen-bo(5638)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
freebsd-catopen-bo(5638)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    freebsd freebsd 3.0
    freebsd freebsd 3.1
    freebsd freebsd 3.2
    freebsd freebsd 3.3
    freebsd freebsd 3.4
    freebsd freebsd 3.5
    freebsd freebsd 3.5.1
    freebsd freebsd 4.0
    freebsd freebsd 4.1
    freebsd freebsd 4.1.1
    freebsd freebsd 4.2
    freebsd freebsd 5.0
    freebsd freebsd 5.0 -