CVE-2000-0163

Summary

CVE-2000-0163 is a vulnerability affecting the asmon and ascpu services in FreeBSD. Maliciously crafted configuration files can be used by local users to elevate their privileges, effectively granting them root access to the system. This issue poses a significant risk, as it enables unauthorized users to gain administrative control and potentially compromise the entire system. It is essential that system administrators apply the necessary patches or updates to mitigate this vulnerability and secure their FreeBSD installations.

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