CVE-2001-0073

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux, which may allow attackers to modify critical data in memory.

Published: 2001-02-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0073 is rated Low Risk (19.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0073

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.11% 0.39% +0.28%
2 2025-03-30 0.16% 0.11% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0073

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0073

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0073

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nsa security-enhanced_linux slinux_2000-12-18 cpe:2.3:o:nsa:security-enhanced_linux:slinux_2000-12-18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0073

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