CVE-2000-0843

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-11-14 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0843, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0843

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C