CVE-2000-0617
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain...
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-2000-0617- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-2000-0617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0613 No score
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0613- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7g5j-fq3f-v5q2 No score
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain...
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
- Record
GHSA-7g5j-fq3f-v5q2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Stanley T. Shebs Xconq 7.2.2 - xconq Buffer Overflow | 2000-06-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0617 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Stanley T. Shebs Xconq, published June 22, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.