CVE-2000-0491

Summary

CVE-2000-0491 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the XDMCP parsing code in GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a maliciously crafted FORWARD_QUERY request that is excessively long. The result is a buffer overflow, enabling the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the targeted system or cause a denial of service. This issue poses a significant risk to systems using these display managers and requires immediate patching to mitigate the threat.

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