CVE-2001-0790 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Specter IDS versions 4.5 and 5.0, where a remote attacker can exhaust the server's CPU by initiating a port scan, causing the system to consume resources while generating alerts. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:specter:specter_ids:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:specter:specter_ids:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.