CVE-2001-0789 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2001-10-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 7.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:3.5.132.2:*:*:*:*:sendmail:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0774	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.

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 0.07246.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0274.html

History

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Subscriptions

Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-virus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-10-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:06.129Z

Reserved: 2001-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0789

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-10-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:54:57.770

Link: CVE-2001-0789

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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