CVE-2000-0606: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in kon program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -StartupMessage parameter.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.0 only; version 2.1 only; version 2.2 only; version 2.3 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 6.1 only; version 7.0 only; version 7.1 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 5.0 only; version 5.1 only; version 5.2 only; version 6.1 only; version 6.2 only

Published 2000-06-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.