CVE-2000-0286

Redhat Linux - Denial of Service

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0286. PoCs published by Michal Zalewski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in the X11 font server (xfs) on RedHat Linux 6.x. It sends malformed input to the font server via a Unix domain socket, causing it to crash due to improper input validation.

Description

X fontserver xfs allows local users to cause a denial of service via malformed input to the server.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Michal Zalewski · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19850

This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in the X11 font server (xfs) on RedHat Linux 6.x. It sends malformed input to the font server via a Unix domain socket, causing it to crash due to improper input validation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: X11 font server (xfs) on RedHat Linux 6.x
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system's Unix domain socket for the X11 font server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1111
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0079.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0070
EPSS Percentile 48.1%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
redhat/linux 6.0 (3 CPE variants)
redhat/linux 6.1 (3 CPE variants)
redhat/linux 6.2 (3 CPE variants)
Published Apr 16, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026