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CRITICAL
CVE-2001-0789
Kaspersky AVPkeeper Sendmail Format String Vulnerability
Description

Format string vulnerability in avpkeeper in Kaspersky KAV 3.5.135.2 for Sendmail allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed mail message.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2001, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2018, 9:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2001-0789 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0274.html Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2001-0789 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2001-0789 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html">CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String</a> <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String</a>
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:3.5.132.2:*:sendmail:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:3.5.132.2:*:*:*:*:sendmail:*:*
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html">CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String</a>
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Format string vulnerability in avpkeeper in Kaspersky KAV 3.5.135.2 for Sendmail allows remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed mail message. Format string vulnerability in avpkeeper in Kaspersky KAV 3.5.135.2 for Sendmail allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed mail message.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2001-0789 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.80 }} 0.00%

score

0.79014

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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