CVE-2001-0763 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.17% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-10-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| suse | suse linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Xinetd 2.1.8 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2001-06-28 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0064.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000404
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-024-01
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-104.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-063
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1469.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-075.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2840
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6670
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0064.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000404
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-024-01
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-104.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-063
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1469.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-075.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2840
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6670
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