Buffer overflow in Xli
CVE-2001-0775
Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.163 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.163 · newest: 0.163 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xli — versions 1.16, 1.17
- Xloadimage — versions 4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-088.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-695 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-069 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3006 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_024_xli_txt.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/6821.php (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195823 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)