HIGH
Buffer overflows in (1) send_status, (2) kill_print, and (3) chk_fhost in lpd in AIX 4.3 and 5.1 allow remote attackers to gain root privileges
Published Nov 22, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.77%
Description
Buffer overflows in (1) send_status, (2) kill_print, and (3) chk_fhost in lpd in AIX 4.3 and 5.1 allow remote attackers to gain root privileges.
Affected products
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.77% 0.04766
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04766
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.77% (0.04766) | 91.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.77% (0.04766) | 90.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 5.64% (0.05644) | 89.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 72.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.32% (0.03319) | 86.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00951) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00951) | 82.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00802) | 79.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-30.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388183 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466239 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722143 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-30.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388183 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466239 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722143 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 28, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0671
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a