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CVE-2001-1413
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security…
High7.5EPSS 4.8%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.
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)
- 4.8% · top 8.1% of all CVEs (3 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
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- GLSA-200410-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20010621 New bugs, old bugs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:536 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- VU#176363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- ncompress-filename-bo(10619) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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