CVE-2000-0491
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.
- EPSS
- 18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- caldera:openlinux
- gnome:gdm
- suse:suse_linux
References
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-013.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0241.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0025.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_49.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1233