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CVE-2000-0312
cron in OpenBSD 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via an argv[] that is not NULL terminated, which is passed to cron's fake…
High7.2EPSS 0.54%
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Description
cron in OpenBSD 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via an argv[] that is not NULL terminated, which is passed to cron's fake popen function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.54% · top 55% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (1)
- 19990830 In cron(8), make sure argv[] is NULL terminated in the fake popen() and run sendmail as the user, not as root. (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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