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CVE-2001-0949

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflows in forms.exe CGI program in ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) Administration Server 3.3 through 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the parameters (1) Mode, (2) Certificate_File, (3) useExpiredCRLs, (4) listenLength, (5) maxThread, (6) maxConnPerSite, (7) maxMsgLen, (8) exitTime, (9) blockTime, (10) nextUpdatePeriod, (11) buildLocal, (12) maxOCSPValidityPeriod, (13) extension, and (14) a particular combination of parameters associated with private key generation that form a string of a certain length.

Affected products

• Valicert Enterprise Validation Authority: 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 (+5)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749428517090&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3621
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3622
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3624
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3625
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3627
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3628
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3629
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3630
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3631
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3632
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3633

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