VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0989
Buffer overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) long command line arguments, or (2) a long callsign.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) long command line arguments, or (2) a long callsign.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.83% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- richard everitt/pileup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0512.htmlPatch
- http://www.babbage.demon.co.uk/linux/pileup-1.2/pileup-1.2.tar.gz
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3086Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0512.htmlPatch
- http://www.babbage.demon.co.uk/linux/pileup-1.2/pileup-1.2.tar.gz
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3086Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.