CVE-2000-0453

Summary

CVE-2000-0453 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting XFree86 versions 3.3.x and 4.0. A maliciously crafted TCP packet with a negative counter value can be sent to port 6000, leading the server to crash and causing a denial of service condition. The vulnerability exists in the way XFree86 handles TCP packets and could potentially be exploited by an attacker to disrupt services running on the affected system. It is essential for users to apply the available patches to mitigate this risk.

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