security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.50%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.12
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:010
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:011
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:010 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:011 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.50% (0.05496) | 92.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.50% (0.05496) | 91.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 76.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02279) | 74.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 77.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 79.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 77.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 75.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken LinkPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0191 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616573 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0191
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0191
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken LinkPatch | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0191 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616573 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0191 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0191 |
Change history (0)
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