CVE-2001-1442

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Isc
Status
Inn
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 April 2001

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

Buffer overflow in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) before 2.3.0 allows local users in the "news" group to gain privileges via a long -c command line argument.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2001-1442
Created by alt3kx

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943536
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6398
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://securitytracker.com/id?1001353
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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