CVE-2000-0018

Summary

CVE-2000-0018 is a vulnerability affecting the wmmon component in FreeBSD. This issue grants local users elevated privileges by exploiting a vulnerability in the .wmmonrc configuration file. An attacker can manipulate this file to execute commands with increased permissions, posing a significant security risk. The vulnerability was first discovered in the year 2000 and has since been addressed through updates to FreeBSD. It is essential for system administrators to apply these patches or upgrades to mitigate this risk.

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