CVE-2000-0509 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the finger and whois demonstration scripts within Sambar Server 4.3. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying an excessively long hostname. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (Critical), it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:*:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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