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CVE-2001-0191
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 10/10
- Exploit Score
- 10/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:andynorman:gnuserv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | 3.12 | |
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:xemacs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
No
|
- |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056