CVE-2000-0423 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Netwin DNEWSWEB CGI program, affecting Netwin DNews servers. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying excessively long parameters such as 'group', 'cmd', or 'utag'. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial integrity impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:dnews:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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