CVE-2000-0963 (GCVE-0-2000-0963)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-11-29 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 05:37
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2324 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/138550 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1142 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/ad… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
Date Public
2000-10-09 00:00
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Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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