First published: Thu May 18 2000(Updated: )
XFree86 3.3.x and 4.0 allows a user to cause a denial of service via a negative counter value in a malformed TCP packet that is sent to port 6000.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
XFree86 X Server | =3.3.5 | |
XFree86 X Server | =3.3.6 | |
XFree86 X Server | =4.0 |
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CVE-2000-0453 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2000-0453, update to the latest version of XFree86 that addresses the vulnerability.
CVE-2000-0453 affects XFree86 versions 3.3.5, 3.3.6, and 4.0.
Yes, CVE-2000-0453 can be exploited remotely by sending malformed TCP packets to port 6000.
Systems running vulnerable versions of XFree86 X Server are at risk of CVE-2000-0453.