CVE-2000-0230

Summary

CVE-2000-0230 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the imwheel software. This issue arises in the imwheel-solo script, where an excessively long HOME environmental variable can be exploited to overwrite adjacent memory, leading to arbitrary code execution. Local users can take advantage of this flaw to escalate their privileges to root level access. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems where the imwheel software is installed and the HOME environmental variable is set to an extended length. It is essential to apply the available patch or update to mitigate this security threat.

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