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 popen function.
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0312 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2000-0312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 14 Feb 2001.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Openbsd Openbsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0312/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0312/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0312?
CVE-2000-0312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 14 Feb 2001.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openbsd Openbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-835h-phw4-qgfr.