CVE-2000-0263

Low

Published: 16/04/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.02%

59th percentile — higher than 59% of all known CVEs

The X font server (xfs) in Red Hat Linux 6.x allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the server's operation, leading to service unavailability for users.

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor server logs for potential attack attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

The X font server xfs in Red Hat Linux 6.x allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.