CVE-2000-0843

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Published Oct 18, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 6.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dave_airlie:pam_smb:1.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:luke_kenneth_casson_leighton:pam_ntdom:0.23:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0830	Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.5% (6.542% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666

History

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Subscriptions

Dave Airlie Pam Smb

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Pam Ntdom

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 18, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2000, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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