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CVE-2000-0017 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote att)

Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0017
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-12-21
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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