CVE-2001-0441

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-06-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in (1) wrapping and (2) unwrapping functions of slrn news reader before 0.9.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long message header.

Affected products

Debian Linux: through 2.2
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 1.0.1
RedHat Linux: 6.2, 7.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0610.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000383
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98471253131191&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-040
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-028.php3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-028.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2493
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6213
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0610.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000383
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98471253131191&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-040

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