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CVE-2001-0797: Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute…

CVE-2001-0797 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists 6 affected products, including Sgi Irix. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Sgi Irix: 3.2; 3.3; 3.3.1; 3.3.2; 3.3.3
  • HP Ux: 10.00; 10.01; 10.10; 10.20; 10.24; 11.00; 11.0.4; 11.11
  • IBM AIX: 4.3; 4.3.1; 4.3.2; 4.3.3; 5.1
  • Sco Openserver: 5.0; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 5.0.3; 5.0.4; 5.0.5; 5.0.6; 5.0.6a
  • Sun Solaris: 2.4; 2.5; 2.5.1; 2.6; 7.0; 8.0
  • Sunos: all versions listed by NVD; 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.5.1; 5.7; 5.8

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