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CVE-2001-0191

gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which al…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6056 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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