Vulnerability in Ncompress
CVE-2001-1413
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.
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: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-08.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2001/Nov/0202.html (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-536.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176363 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10619 (vdb-entry)