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CVE-2001-0440

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0440 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the logging functions of Licq versions prior to 1.0.3, impacting various Linux distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or experiencing significant community discussion, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available, indicating a potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0esCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0es:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-20646 · Dec 26, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0464 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Powertools 6.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-0440

security flaw

Apr 20, 2001

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/freebsd/2001-04/0607.html
PatchVendor Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6645
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-032.php3
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 5601
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2001-022.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2001-023.html