CVE-2001-0029 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the oops WWW proxy server, specifically version 1.4.6 and potentially others. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by providing an excessively long host or domain name during a reverse DNS lookup. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:igor_khasilev:oops_proxy_server:1.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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