CVE-2001-0181 describes a critical format string vulnerability within the DHCP server and client error logging code in Caldera Linux distributions, including OpenLinux Desktop, eDesktop, and eServer. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity, as it allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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