CVE-2000-0607 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the fld program within the Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux distributions, including Debian, Mandrake, and Red Hat. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve root privileges by providing a specially crafted input file containing excessively long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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