Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:17.78%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | gdm | 1.0 |
| caldera | openlinux | all |
| suse | suse_linux | 6.2, 6.4 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
17.776%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2000-07-11T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2000-07-12T04:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2000-05-21 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-08T05:21:30 |
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