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CVE-2000-0491 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-013.0.txt CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0241.html CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0025.html CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_49.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1233 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnome gdm
1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
caldera openlinux
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
suse suse linux
6.2
6.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0491
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0491 Details - Not Deferred