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CVE-2000-0491

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 17.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2000-05-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. Its EPSS score suggests a 17.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2000-0491
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
17.78%

Original NVD Description

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.