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Critical
CVE-2000-0491
Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0025.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1279
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1233
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_49.html
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-013.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0241.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
gdm, openlinux, suse linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 6.2, 6.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 12th, 2000
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.