Format string vulnerability in splitvt before 1.6.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via the -rcfile command line argument.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0111 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.26%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20556 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-01-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.21% | 1.26% | +1.06% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.28% | 0.21% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sam_lantinga | splitvt | 1.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sam_lantinga:splitvt:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:68k:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958269320974&w=2 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-014 | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2210 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5948 |