CVE-2001-1442

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Published Apr 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) before 2.3.0 allows local users in the "news" group to gain privileges via a long -c command line argument.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1422	Buffer overflow in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) before 2.3.0 allows local users in the "news" group to gain privileges via a long -c command line argument.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.887% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0311.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1001353
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943536
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/178011
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2620
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6398

History

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Subscriptions

Isc Inn

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 21, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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