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CVE-2000-0606

Published: Jun 21, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0606
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian2.3 (including)2.3 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft6.1 (including)6.1 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft7.1 (including)7.1 (including)
LinuxRedhat5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
LinuxRedhat5.1 (including)5.1 (including)
LinuxRedhat5.2 (including)5.2 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.1 (including)6.1 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.2 (including)6.2 (including)

References

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