CVE-2000-0491 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands or cause denial of service via a buffer overflow in XDMCP parsing of GNOME, KDE, and wdm display managers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0491?
CVE-2000-0491 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0491?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Caldera Openlinux, Gnome Gdm, Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0491 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0491 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Suse Suse Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26q8-4547-5jf2.