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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2001-0459 json

Buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep while running setuid allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) -d option, (2) -m option…

published 2001-05-24 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0455

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep while running setuid allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) -d option, (2) -m option, or (3) -f option.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20679)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20679 Rob Malda ASCDC 0.3 - Local Buffer Overflow (2) local, 2001-03-08
  • EDB-20678 Rob Malda ASCDC 0.3 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) local, 2001-03-08

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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