CVE-2001-0011 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the nslookupComplain function of BIND 4, allowing remote attackers to achieve root privileges. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete 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, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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