CVE-2001-0164

Exp

Buffer overflow in Netscape Directory Server 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a malformed recipient field.

Published: 2001-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0164 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.17%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0164

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0164

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 2.35% 2.17% -0.19%
2 2025-04-10 3.16% 2.35% -0.81%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.16% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0164

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0164

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netscape directory_server <= 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0164

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