CVE-2000-0491

Caldera Gdm — NVD-CWE-Other

EPSS 0.06918
  • Published: 2000-05-24T04:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • Vendors: Caldera, Gnome
  • Products: Gdm, Openlinux
  • CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

CVE-2000-0491 — Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service via a long FORWARD_QUERY request. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]

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Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service via a long FORWARD_QUERY request.

🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means

Summary: Gdm from Caldera is impacted (CWE: unspecified).

Impact: Attackers could gain unauthorized access, execute code, or disrupt services.

Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.

CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Caldera Gnome Gdm Openlinux