Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote…
Priority CRITICAL 87Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.95002 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 43
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.00 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.01 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.20 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.24 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.01 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.20 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.24 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Show 33 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.00 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.4 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.11 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6a | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.00 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.4 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.11 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6a Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx82-m2fx-fwf6
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rx82-m2fx-fwf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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