CVE-2000-0606 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Linux

3 documents3 sources

Severity

7.2HIGHNVD

EPSS

0.1%

top 80.33%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Debian Linux Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Redhat Linux

Timeline

PublishedJun 21

Latest updateApr 30

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 vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDredhat/linux5 versions+4

▶NVDmandrakesoft/mandrake_linux6.1, 7.0, 7.1+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-rxxv-f2jp-v9vp: 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 par↗2022-04-30

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CVEList

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 par↗2000-07-19

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