HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2000-0374

Openlinux vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
The default configuration of kdm in Caldera and Mandrake Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows XDMCP connections from any host, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass additional access restrictions.
Affected vendor
Caldera
Affected product
Openlinux
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
1999-08-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Caldera Openlinux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-0374.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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