CVE-2000-0467 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Linux splitvt version 1.6.3 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges to root by providing an excessively long password to the screen locking function. The vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.2, indicating that it is easily exploitable locally with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sam_lantinga:splitvt:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.