CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0606

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the kon program in the Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the KON package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the kon program to trusted users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in kon program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.

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