HIGH
Buffer overflow in tab expansion capability of the most program allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file that is viewed with most
Published Jun 25, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.54%
Description
Buffer overflow in tab expansion capability of the most program allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file that is viewed with most.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.9.0
- 4.9.1
- 4.41
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.
5.54% 0.05544
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05544
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 | 5.54% (0.05544) | 92.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.54% (0.05544) | 91.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.45% (0.06452) | 89.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.68% (0.07679) | 91.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 94.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 92.75th | 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://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-076 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3347 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7149 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-076 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2002
Link CVE-2001-0961
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a