CVE-2000-0491

Summary

CVE-2000-0491 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the X Display Manager Protocol (XDMCP) parsing code in GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm. A maliciously crafted long FORWARD_QUERY request can be used by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service on the targeted system. This issue poses a significant security risk, particularly in environments where XDMCP is used for remote access, and it is recommended that affected systems be updated with patches to mitigate the vulnerability.

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