CVE-2000-1004 Code injection in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 22 Jan 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands in OpenBSD photurisd via format string characters in configuration directory names.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-1004?

CVE-2000-1004 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 22 Jan 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in OpenBSD photurisd allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a configuration file directory name that contains formatting characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1004?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openbsd Openbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1004?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2000-1004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wr6p-f6xw-325w.