CVE-2001-0358 — Buffer overflows in Sierra Half-Life build 1573 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map command, (2) a long exec command, or (3) long input in a configuration file

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HIGH

Buffer overflows in Sierra Half-Life build 1573 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map command, (2) a long exec command, or (3) long input in a configuration file

Published May 24, 2001

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.21%

Description

Buffer overflows in Sierra Half-Life build 1573 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map command, (2) a long exec command, or (3) long input in a configuration file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.21% 0.03215

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03215

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 (8 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.21% (0.03215)	87.76th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.21% (0.03215)	86.51th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	3.21% (0.03210)	86.18th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	4.80% (0.04802)	93.01th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	4.80% (0.04802)	91.43th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.52% (0.06523)	91.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	90.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	78.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0111.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6218
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6221
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0111.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6218		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6221		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 24, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved May 24, 2001

Link CVE-2001-0358

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2001-0358

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2001-0358