CVE-2001-0191
CVSS 10.0 - HIGH
Description
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
Affected Products
2| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| andynorman | gnuserv |
All versions
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| gnu | xemacs |
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|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-120
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2001-0191- Published:
- 2001-05-03
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 10.0
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected Vendors
gnu
andynorman
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL