CVE-2001-0764 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:juergen_schoenwaelder:scotty:2.1.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:juergen_schoenwaelder:scotty:2.1.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:juergen_schoenwaelder:scotty:2.1.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:juergen_schoenwaelder:scotty:2.1.10:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0749	Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.0045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q2/0579.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q2/0627.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_023_scotty_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192664
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2911
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6735

History

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Subscriptions

Juergen Schoenwaelder Scotty

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:06.127Z

Reserved: 2001-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0764

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-10-18T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0764

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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