Is CVE-2001-1028 being actively exploited?

CVE-2001-1028 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2001-1028?

CVE-2001-1028 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2001-1028

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in ultimate_source function of man 1.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2001-1009)
Published: May 28, 2001
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2001-1009 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
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

See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8622.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-072.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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