CVE-2000-0017
HighPublished
Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.
- Published
- Feb 4, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 21, 1999
Primary CVSS
10.0/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C8.9%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.
Sources
1R00T-X · linux · Dec 21, 1999
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