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CVE-2001-0763
Buffer overflow in Linux xinetd 2.1.8.9pre11-1 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ident response,…
High7.5EPSS 17.2%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in Linux xinetd 2.1.8.9pre11-1 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ident response, which is not properly handled by the svc_logprint function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.2% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 2840 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- CLA-2001:404 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 20010608 potential buffer overflow in xinetd-2.1.8.9pre11-1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ESA-20010621-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- DSA-063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:075 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- IMNX-2001-70-024-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
- L-104 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- xinetd-identd-bo(6670) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .