CVE-2001-1457 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in CrazyWWWBoard 2000p4 and 2000LEp5, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending an overly long HTTP_USER_AGENT CGI environment variable. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000lep5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nobreak_technologies:crazywwwboard:2000lep5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000p4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nobreak_technologies:crazywwwboard:2000p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.