CVE-2000-0803
N/A
Published: May 7, 2001 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 03:08 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGroff
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5280Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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