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CVE-2000-0509 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflows in the finger and whois demonstration scrip)

Buffer overflows in the finger and whois demonstration scripts in Sambar Server 4.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long hostname.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0509
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-06-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflows in the finger and whois demonstration scripts in Sambar Server 4.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long hostname.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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