CVE-2000-0491

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.92% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0025.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1279	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1370	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1233	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_49.html	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-013.0.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0241.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0491?: CVE-2000-0491 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0491?: To fix CVE-2000-0491, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0491 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0491 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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