CVE-2000-0668

pam_console - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

pam_console PAM module in Linux systems allows a user to access the system console and reboot the system when a display manager such as gdm or kdm has XDMCP enabled.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by bkw1a · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20105

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0455.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0398.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5001
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1513
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-044.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0651
EPSS Percentile 91.2%

Details

Status published
Products (11)
conectiva/linux 4.0
conectiva/linux 4.0es
conectiva/linux 4.1
conectiva/linux 4.2
conectiva/linux 5.0
conectiva/linux 5.1
michael_k._johnson/pam_console 0.66
michael_k._johnson/pam_console 0.72_unpatched
redhat/linux 6.0 (3 CPE variants)
redhat/linux 6.1 (3 CPE variants)
... and 1 more
Published Jul 27, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026