CVE-2001-0191
N/A
Published: May 7, 2001 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:53 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGnuserv· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.12
Affected range stops below 3.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
gnu-xemacs (environment)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken LinkPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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