security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.60%
Description
Buffer overflow in internal string handling routines of xinetd before 2.1.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a length argument of zero or less, which disables the length check.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:092
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:092
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:092 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:092 |
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 | 3.60% (0.03604) | 89.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.60% (0.03604) | 87.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03083) | 85.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.86% (0.04857) | 82.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03083) | 85.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 86.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 1.45% (0.01447) | 84.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 87.12th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000406 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-029-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-092.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2971 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0825 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616621 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6804 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0825
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0825
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000406 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-029-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-092.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2971 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0825 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616621 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6804 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0825 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0825 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.