HIGH
A buffer overflow in InterScan VirusWall 3.23 and 3.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a long HELO command to the server
Published Sep 12, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.03%
Description
A buffer overflow in InterScan VirusWall 3.23 and 3.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a long HELO command to the server.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.3
- 3.23
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
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.
16.03% 0.16027
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16027
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.03% (0.16027) | 96.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.03% (0.16027) | 96.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 19, 2025 | 11.10% (0.11097) | 93.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.56% (0.08562) | 91.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.18% (0.02182) | 89.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02182) | 87.60th | 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 (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94204166130782&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94208143007829&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94216491202063&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9911&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R2331 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3465 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94204166130782&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94208143007829&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94216491202063&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9911&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R2331 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3465 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 12, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 29, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0679
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a