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Status published
High
CVE-2001-0775
Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17)...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-088.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-695
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-069
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3006
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_024_xli_txt.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6821.php
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195823
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Affected Software
xli, xloadimage
Vulnerable Versions:
1.16, 1.17, 4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 12th, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.