CVE-2001-0840 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Compaq Insight Manager XE 2.1b and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending specially crafted requests via SNMP or DMI. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100 indicates significant potential impact if exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:2.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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