CVE-2000-0454

Summary

CVE-2000-0454 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Linux cdrecord utility. This issue permits local users to manipulate the 'dev' parameter with maliciously crafted input, causing the buffer to overflow and enabling privilege escalation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can potentially grant attackers root access to the system, posing a serious security risk. It is recommended that affected Linux systems be updated with the relevant patches to mitigate this issue.

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