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low 2.1

CVE-2000-0263 json

The X font server xfs in Red Hat Linux 6.x allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

published 2000-04-16 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0262

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The X font server xfs in Red Hat Linux 6.x allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19850)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19850 RedHat Linux 6.x - X Font Server Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) dos, 2000-04-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1111 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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