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CVE-2001-0886

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0886 describes a buffer overflow in the glibc glob function, affecting Debian and Red Hat Linux distributions. This vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by crafting a glob pattern ending with a brace character. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), it requires local access and has low attack complexity, leading to potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0061 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-0886

security flaw

Dec 14, 2001

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
download.immunix.org / ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/7705
sources.redhat.com / ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
www1.itrc.hp.com / service/cki/docDisplay.do
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-103
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3
linuxsecurity.com / advisories/other_advisory-1752.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/245956
securityfocus.com / bid/3707