Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in KON Package on Linux Allows Local Privilege Escalation

CVE-2000-0607 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in fld program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via an input file containing long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings.

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