CVE-2000-0286 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the X font server by sending malformed input, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0286?
CVE-2000-0286 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 26 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
X fontserver xfs allows local users to cause a denial of service via malformed input to the server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0286?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0286 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0286 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7wv-vgh8-m4x4.