CVE-2001-0679 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 11.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:interscan_viruswall:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:interscan_viruswall:3.23:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11097.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94204166130782&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94208143007829&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94216491202063&w=2
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9911&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R2331
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3465

History

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Subscriptions

Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:06.193Z

Reserved: 2001-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0679

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-08T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0679

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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