CVE-2000-0949

Public Exploit

Description

Heap overflow in savestr function in LBNL traceroute 1.4a5 and earlier allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands via the -g option.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.19%

Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-October/000025.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5311	vdb entry
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-053.php3?dis=7.1	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-078.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0357.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1739	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001013	vendor advisory
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-034.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0344.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0949?: CVE-2000-0949 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0949?: To fix CVE-2000-0949, 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-2000-0949 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0949 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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