CVE-2001-0611 json
Becky! 2.00.05 and earlier can allow a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack on long messages without…
published 2001-08-14 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0602
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Becky! 2.00.05 and earlier can allow a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack on long messages without newline characters.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0089.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/2723
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0089.html
mailing-list, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/6531
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0611
- NVD CVE-2001-0611
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