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CVE-2001-0459

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-06-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep while running setuid allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) -d option, (2) -m option, or (3) -f option.

Affected products

• Afterstep.Org Afterstep: all versions
• Rob Malda Ascdc: 0.3

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98408897106411&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6204
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98408897106411&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6204

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