MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in xlib in XFree 3.3.x possibly allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long DISPLAY environment variable or a -display command line parameter
Published Jun 25, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.97%
Description
Buffer overflow in xlib in XFree 3.3.x possibly allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long DISPLAY environment variable or a -display command line parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.3x
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.97% 0.00971
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00971
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 60.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 57.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 52.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020502-01-I vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0211.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5751.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1805 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020502-01-I | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0211.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5751.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1805 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 24, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0976
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a