CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0607

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the fld program in the Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via an input file containing long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Kanji on Console package to the latest version and to monitor and restrict access for local users to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in fld program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via an input file containing long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings.

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