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CVE-2000-0803

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Published: Dec 19, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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10.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Groff
1 product
Groff
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Before 1.17

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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