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CVE-2000-0803

HIGHEPSS 82th pctl
10.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
groffNVD
Affected:< 1.17Fixed in:1.17CVE-2000-0803derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days
82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2000-0803?

Upgrade groff to 1.17 or later.

Is CVE-2000-0803 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2000-0803 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2000-0803?

CVE-2000-0803 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2000-0803 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for groff (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.