CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0467

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.08%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system with administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update splitvt to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the screen locking function.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS