CVE-2001-0173 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in qDecoder library 5.08 and earlier, as used in CrazyWWWBoard, CrazySearch, and other CGI programs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long MIME Content-Type header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.03% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-05-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nobreak technologies | crazywwwboard |
| qdecoder | qdecoder |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | qDecoder 4.x/5.x - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2000-03-26 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0486.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2329
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6033
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0486.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2329
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6033
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