Vulnerability Details CVE-2001-0191
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.012
EPSS Ranking 77.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 10.0
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056
Products affected by CVE-2001-0191
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cpe:2.3:a:andynorman:gnuserv:-
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:xemacs:-