PT-2000-1886 · Xfree · Xfree

Published 2000-12-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2000-0976

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XFree versions 3.3.x

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the xlib component of XFree, potentially allowing local users to execute arbitrary commands. This can be achieved by using a long DISPLAY environment variable or a -display command line parameter.

Recommendations For XFree version 3.3.x, consider restricting access to the xlib component to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long DISPLAY environment variables or -display command line parameters until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0976

Affected Products

Xfree

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20294 · Exploit
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0211.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0976 · Security Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020502-01-I · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/5751.php · Note