CVE-2001-0013 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in nslookupComplain function in BIND 4 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 10.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:p1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.7:::::::*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Linux 5.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2	RHSA-2001:007	2001-01-29T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 6.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2	RHSA-2001:007	2001-01-29T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.0
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.0	RHSA-2001:007	2001-01-29T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10751.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-02.html
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/047.asp
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2309
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0013
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0013

History

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Subscriptions

Isc Bind

Redhat Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:54.651Z

Reserved: 2001-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0013

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:53:29.393

Link: CVE-2001-0013

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-01-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0013 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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