VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0491
Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service via a long FORWARD_QUERY request.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 17.8%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service via a long FORWARD_QUERY request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 17.78% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/gdm · caldera/openlinux · suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-013.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0241.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0025.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_49.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1233
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1279
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1370
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-013.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0241.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0025.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_49.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1233
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1279
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1370
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.