10.0High
Gnu Groff
CVE-2000-0803
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.
What this means for your business
- It affects Gnu Groff. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Gnu Groff, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2000-12-19
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Gnu Groff- 1.17
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.