CVE-2001-0775
"Xloadimage Face Buffer Overflow"
Description
Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2001, 4 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the xli and/or xloadimage packages.
- Upgrade to the latest available version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2001-0775.
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2001-0775
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-069 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-695 Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml Added Reference http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6821.php Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_024_xli_txt.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-088.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195823 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3006 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-119 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field. Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2004
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
25.56 }} -11.12%
score
0.95775
percentile