CVE-2000-0993

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-12-19 · last changed 2026-09-23

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0993, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0993

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C