CVE-2000-0230

Published Mar 13, 2000 halloween

Overview

CVE-2000-0230 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting halloween halloween_linux. It was published on March 13, 2000.

Technical Description

Buffer overflow in imwheel allows local users to gain root privileges via the imwheel-solo script and a long HOME environmental variable.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from halloween. Update halloween_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0168.html Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-016.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/1060 Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0168.html Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-016.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/1060

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2000-0230?

CVE-2000-0230 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting halloween halloween_linux. It was published on March 13, 2000.

How severe is CVE-2000-0230?

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