CVE-2000-0460

CVE-2000-0460 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the KDE kdesud utility on Linux systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by supplying an excessively long DISPLAY environment variable. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), exploitation is straightforward, requiring local access and low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.