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CVE-2001-1541

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1541 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) in BSDI BSD/OS versions 3.0 through 4.2. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long command line argument. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a local attack with low complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

iss.net / security_center/static/7633.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/243096
securityfocus.com / bid/3603
Exploit