CVE-2001-0174 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Trend Micro Virus Buster 2001 version 8.00. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary commands by sending an email with an excessively large "To" address. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.6, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:virus_buster_2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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