What is CVE-2001-0013?

CVE-2001-0013 is a vulnerability in Isc Bind. Published 2001-02-12.

Is CVE-2001-0013 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Isc Bind

CVE-2001-0013

Format string vulnerability in nslookupComplain function in BIND 4 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Published 2001-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.108 (95.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.108 · newest: 0.108 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Isc Bind — versions 4.9.3, 4.9.5, 4.9.6

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-007.html (vendor-advisory)
www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/047.asp (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2309 (vdb-entry)
www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-02.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-0013?: CVE-2001-0013 is a vulnerability in Isc Bind. Published 2001-02-12.
Is CVE-2001-0013 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.