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CVE-2000-0291

Published: Apr 26, 2000Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 64.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in Star Office 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by embedding a long URL within a document.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

starofficesun
On-premOS
Operating Systems
n/an/a
suncommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0077.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1112
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 26, 2000
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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