CVE-2000-1214 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 31 Aug 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in the ping utility to gain elevated privileges on affected Linux systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-1214?

CVE-2000-1214 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 31 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflows in the (1) outpack or (2) buf variables of ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, may allow local users to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1214?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Immunix Immunix, Iputils Iputils, Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1214 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-2000-1214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jpwg-qx54-r8vg.