VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0374
The default configuration of kdm in Caldera and Mandrake Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows XDMCP connections from any host, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass additional access restrictions.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 4.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The default configuration of kdm in Caldera and Mandrake Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows XDMCP connections from any host, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass additional access restrictions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.20% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- caldera/openlinux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-021.0.txt
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:025
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1446
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4856
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-021.0.txt
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:025
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1446
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4856
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.