CVE-2001-0191 | BDVDB-2026-2359 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-010.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12001-05-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.