{
    "id": "CVE-2001-0797",
    "published": "2001-12-12 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:54:58",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin.",
    "epss_score": "0.94739",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99857",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:14:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "hp",
            "product": "hp-ux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sco",
            "product": "openserver"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sgi",
            "product": "irix"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "solaris"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "sunos"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16928",
            "title": "System V Derived /bin/login - Extraneous Arguments Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-07-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16928"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16327",
            "title": "Solaris TelnetD - 'TTYPROMPT' Remote Buffer Overflow (2) (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-06-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16327"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "716",
            "title": "Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7/8 rlogin (SPARC) - '/bin/login' Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2004-12-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/716"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "21179",
            "title": "Solaris 2.x/7.0/8 - Derived 'login' Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2003-01-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21179"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "57",
            "title": "Solaris 2.6/7/8 - 'TTYPROMPT in.telnet' Remote Authentication Bypass",
            "date": "2002-11-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/57"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "9917",
            "title": "Solaris TelnetD - 'TTYPROMPT' Remote Buffer Overflow (1) (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2002-01-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9917"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "346",
            "title": "Solaris /bin/login (SPARC/x86) - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2001-12-20",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/346"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "10036",
            "title": "System V Derived /bin/login - Extraneous Arguments Buffer Overflow (modem based) (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2001-12-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10036"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011201-01-I",
        "ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.40/CSSA-2001-SCO.40.txt",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100844757228307&w=2",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/213",
        "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY26221&apar=only",
        "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-34.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569272",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246487",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3681",
        "http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise105.php",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7284",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2025",
        "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011201-01-I",
        "ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.40/CSSA-2001-SCO.40.txt",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100844757228307&w=2",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/213",
        "http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY26221&apar=only",
        "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-34.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569272",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246487",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3681",
        "http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise105.php",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7284",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2025"
    ]
}