CVE-2000-0617 json
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmen…
published 2000-06-22 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0613
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20093)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20093 Stanley T. Shebs Xconq 7.2.2 - xconq Buffer Overflow local, 2000-06-22
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0222.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0617
- NVD CVE-2000-0617
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