CVE-2000-0504 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the libICE library, affecting XFree86 and related products like Gnome GDM and X11R6. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a large value that bypasses proper checks within the SKIP_STRING macro, leading to system instability. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a partial denial of service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0r5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0r6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0r6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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