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CVE-2000-0467 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier allows lo)

Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long password in the screen locking function.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0467
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-06-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long password in the screen locking function.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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