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CVE-2001-1561
Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.
High7.2EPSS 1.2%
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Description
Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% 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 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 2955 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010702 Xvt 2.1 vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2964 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- xvt-command-line-bo(6781) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- 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 .