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CVE-2000-0017

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: all versions

References

• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94580196627059&w=2
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94580196627059&w=2

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