VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0606
Buffer overflow in kon program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in kon program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006192340340.19998-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006192340340.19998-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.