CVE-2001-0168
Buffer overflow in AT&T WinVNC (Virtual Network Computing) server 3.3.3r7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HTTP GET request when the DebugLevel registry key is greater than 0.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in AT&T WinVNC (Virtual Network Computing) server 3.3.3r7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HTTP GET request when the DebugLevel registry key is greater than 0.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 70.73% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 December 2009
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- att/winvnc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 70.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=98080763005455&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/598581US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2306Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6026
- http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=98080763005455&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/598581US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2306Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6026
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.