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    CVE-2000-0617

    Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.

    Published:Jun 22, 2000
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 19, 2000
    EPSS Score:0.00182
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Stanley T. Shebs
    Product
    Xconq

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20093

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High