7.2

CVE-2000-0963: freebsd

Modified
Published 29-11-2000Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0963 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in freebsd. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.69%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 29-11-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.69% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Freebsd1 product
  • freebsdEOL3.4 | 3.5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.1:stable
Immunix1 product
Invisible-island1 product
Redhat1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

4 links