CVE-2000-0998: Freebsd

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Freebsd Freebsd: version 3.5 only; version 3.5.1 only; version 4.0 only; version 4.1 only; version 4.1.1 only

Published 2000-12-11. Last modified 2026-09-23.