EDB-243

functional

BSD chpass - 'pw_error(3)' Local Privilege Escalation

view exploit source exploit_dbverifiedtype localauthor caddispublished 2001-01-12catalog exploit_db

exploited CVEs (1)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2000-0993US	high7.2	1.67% (77th)	Exploit	2000-12-19
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.

scry

Working exploits like this target internet-facing systems. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.