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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2001-0679 in the critical feed json

A buffer overflow in InterScan VirusWall 3.23 and 3.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a long HELO command to…

published 1999-11-08 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0665

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.0%
EPSS 16.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

A buffer overflow in InterScan VirusWall 3.23 and 3.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a long HELO command to the server.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19614)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

16.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19614 Trend Micro Interscan VirusWall 3.2.3/3.3 - 'HELO' Remote Buffer Overflow (2) remote, 1999-11-07
  • EDB-19612 Trend Micro Interscan VirusWall 3.2.3/3.3 - 'HELO' Remote Buffer Overflow (1) remote, 1999-11-07
  • ntbugtraq.com http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9911&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R2331 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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