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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0606

CVE-2000-0606

Description

Buffer overflow in kon program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.

Affected products

12
  • Debian/Debian Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Mandrakesoft/Mandrake Linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Linux5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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