PT-2000-1540 · Unknown · Kanji On Console (Kon) Package

Published 2000-06-21 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0606

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kanji on Console (KON) package (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in the kon program may allow local users to gain root privileges. This can be achieved by providing a long -StartupMessage parameter.

Recommendations For the affected version, consider restricting access to the kon program to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the -StartupMessage parameter with long input until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0606

Affected Products

Kanji On Console (Kon) Package

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=[e-mail] · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0606 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1371 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006192340340.19998-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk · Note