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CVE-2001-0172

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-03-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in ReiserFS 3.5.28 in SuSE Linux allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by via a long directory name.

Affected products

• Hans Reiser Reiserfs: 3.5.28
• Suse Linux: 7.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0127.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2180
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5910
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0127.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2180
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5910

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