security flaw
Published May 24, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.70%
Description
Buffer overflow in (1) wrapping and (2) unwrapping functions of slrn news reader before 0.9.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long message header.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 1.0.1
- 6.2
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:028
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:028
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:028 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:028 |
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02695) | 85.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02695) | 83.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01437) | 79.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00761) | 81.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00761) | 80.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00761) | 78.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0610.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000383 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98471253131191&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-028.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2493 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0441 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616590 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6213 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0441
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0441
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.