THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2001-0291
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2001-0291

CVE-2001-0291 vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in post-query sample CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP POST request that contains at least 10001 parameters.
Affected vendor
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Affected product
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2001-05-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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