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CVE-2000-0504

Published: May 7, 2001Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 13.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

libICE in XFree86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by specifying a large value which is not properly checked by the SKIP_STRING macro.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
gdmgnome
On-prem
Consumer Software / productivity
xopen group
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
x11r6xfree86 project
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib
open grouposs-projectOperating Systemsaka cde common desktop environment, x, scalable ogo
xfree86 projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka x11r6, xfree86, xfree86 x

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.xfree86.org/security/
xfree86.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1369
securityfocus.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0170.html
archives.neohapsis.com

Timeline

Published
May 7, 2001
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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