Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0460 (CCN-4557)

Assigned:2000-05-26
Published:2000-05-26
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:Buffer overflow in KDE kdesud on Linux allows local uses to gain privileges via a long DISPLAY environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
20000526 KDE: /usr/bin/kdesud, gid = 0 exploit

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri May 26 2000 - 11:21:10 CDT
KDE: /usr/bin/kdesud, gid = 0 exploit

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0460

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Web site
Linux-Mandrake Updates

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1367
KDE kdesud DISPLAY Environment Variable Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
1274

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1274
KDE kdesud DISPLAY Environment Variable Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-display-environment-overflow(4557)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    kde kde 1.1
    kde kde 1.1.1
    kde kde 1.1.2
    kde kde 1.2
    suse suse linux 6.4