CVE-2000-0998

Medium

Elevated severity or exploit probability.

CVSS base

7.2 HIGH

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

EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)

0.9%

57.3th percentile

CISA KEV

Not listed

Weakness / dates

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Published 2000-12-11 · modified 2026-09-23

Description

Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.

Affected

freebsd

References

Official: NVD · CVE.org