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CVE-2001-0989
- 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: 2001-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Buffer overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) long command line arguments, or (2) a long callsign.
Affected products
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0512.html
- http://www.babbage.demon.co.uk/linux/pileup-1.2/pileup-1.2.tar.gz
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3086
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0512.html
- http://www.babbage.demon.co.uk/linux/pileup-1.2/pileup-1.2.tar.gz
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3086
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