CVE-2001-1561 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.

Published: 2005-07-14

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:john_bovey:xvt:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1538	Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.01201.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0024.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-082
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6781.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2955
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2964

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

John Bovey Xvt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:37:53.161Z

Reserved: 2005-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1561

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:56:30.650

Link: CVE-2001-1561

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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