Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0072 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stanley_t._shebs:xconq:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.2 | Vulnerable | Stanley T. Shebs |
- cpe:2.3:a:stanley_t._shebs:xconq:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·Stanley T. Shebs
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g5j-fq3f-v5q2
References
More Stanley T. Shebs Xconq vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00565 Buffer overflow in xconq 7.4.1 allows local users to become part of the "games" group via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2000-00616 Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2000-0617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g5j-fq3f-v5q2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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