CVE-2001-0441
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.7% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2001-0438)
- Published
- June 27, 2001
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2001-0438 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
- redhat / linux
- redhat / linux
Certified products that may be affected
10 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux on 32 bit x86 Architecture, Version 6.2 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0924-2014 - archived
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 dm-crypt Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1933 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1901 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Openswan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1859 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2 with KVM Virtualization for x86 Architectures - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0754-2012 - archived
See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0610.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 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(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-028.php3(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-028.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2493
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6213
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain