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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2001-0762 json

Buffer overflow in su-wrapper 1.1.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument.

published 2001-10-12 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0747

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in su-wrapper 1.1.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20906)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20906 kosch suid wrapper 1.1.1 - Local Buffer Overflow local, 2001-06-07
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0057.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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