CVE-2001-1442

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) before 2.3.0 allows local users in the "news" group to gain privileges via a long -c command line argument.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.44%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943536	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6398	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1001353	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2620	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/178011	mailing list exploit patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0311.html	mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1442?: CVE-2001-1442 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1442?: To fix CVE-2001-1442, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1442 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1442 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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