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CVE-2001-1093

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-09-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.

Affected products

• Compaq Tru64: 4.0d, 4.0e, 4.0f, 4.0g

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213238
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3311
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7101
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213238
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3311
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7101

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