CVE-2001-0441 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the slrn news reader, affecting versions prior to 0.9.7.0, specifically impacting Debian, Mandrakesoft, and Red Hat distributions. This flaw, residing in the wrapping and unwrapping functions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting a long message header. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.