VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0467
Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long password in the screen locking function.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long password in the screen locking function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sam lantinga/splitvt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0125.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1346
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0125.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1346
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.