CVE-2000-0294

Summary

CVE-2000-0294 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the healthd process in FreeBSD systems. This issue enables local users to exploit the flaw and elevate their privileges to the root level, potentially compromising the entire system. The vulnerability occurs due to a buffer not being properly handled during data input, resulting in excess data being written beyond its intended boundary. This issue was identified and documented in the year 2000, and it is crucial for FreeBSD users to apply the available patch to mitigate the risk.

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