CVE-2001-0616 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Faust Informatics Freestyle Chat server prior to 4.1 SR3 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a URL request which includes a MS-DOS device name (e.g., GET /aux HTTP/1.0).
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.06% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| faust informatics | freestyle chat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Faust Informatics FreeStyle Chat 4.1 SR2 MS-DOS Device Name - Denial of Service | 2001-05-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0241.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2777
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6602
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0241.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2777
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6602
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