CVE-2000-0620 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in libX11 by sending a resource mask of 0, triggering an infinite loop.
- 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-2000-0620?
CVE-2000-0620 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libX11 X library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a resource mask of 0, which causes libX11 to go into an infinite loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0620?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Open Group X, Xfree86 Project X11r6.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0620?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0620 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-2000-0620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48mx-245h-4c59.