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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2000-0998 json

Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.

published 2000-11-29 25 y ago modified 2026-09-23 47 d ago also EUVD-2000-0985

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in top program allows local attackers to gain root privileges via the "kill" or "renice" function.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20377)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20378 Debian top - Format String local, 2004-12-12
  • EDB-20377 FreeBSD 3.5/4.x - '/usr/bin/top' Format String local, 2000-11-01

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.