CVE-2000-0606

N/A Unknown

Published: June 21, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1371

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006192340340.19998-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1371

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006192340340.19998-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

20th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

debian mandrakesoft redhat