CVE-2000-0607: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in fld program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via an input file containing long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings.

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.