CVE-2000-0620

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Published Sep 18, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

libX11 X library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a resource mask of 0, which causes libX11 to go into an infinite loop.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:open_group:x:11.0r6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0616	libX11 X library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a resource mask of 0, which causes libX11 to go into an infinite loop.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.741% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96146116627474&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4996

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Open Group X

Xfree86 Project X11r6

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 18, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM
Reserved: Jul 19, 2000, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 19, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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