Vulnerabilities > CVE-2000-0017 - Unspecified vulnerability in Redhat Linux

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
redhat
critical
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1999-12-21
Updated: 2022-08-17

Summary

Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Redhat
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionLinuxconf 1.1.6 r10 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerablity. CVE-2000-0017. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:20619
last seen2016-02-02
modified1999-12-21
published1999-12-21
reporterR00T-X
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/20619/
titleLinuxconf 1.1.6 r10 - Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerablity

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