CVE-2000-0340 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within Gnomelib in SuSE Linux 6.3. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the DISPLAY environmental variable. It is rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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