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CVE-2000-0509: Sambar Server: Command injection
CVE-2000-0509 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Sambar Server. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Buffer overflows in the finger and whois demonstration scripts in Sambar Server 4.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long hostname.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
- Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
- Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
- Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.
Affected products
- Sambar Server: up to and including 4.3