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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:32.205Z
Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-0993
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2000-0993
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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