CVE-2000-0606

Buffer overflow in kon program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2000-06-21

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Mandrake Linux (Mandrakesoft)
• Linux (Redhat)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1371
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006192340340.19998-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox…