Format string vulnerability in print_client in icecast 1.3.8beta2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0197 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.12%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.58% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20582 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-01-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 9.54% | 13.12% | +3.58% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 9.87% | 9.54% | -0.33% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 9.87% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0197 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| icecast | icecast | <= 1.3.8_beta2 | cpe:2.3:a:icecast:icecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| icecast | icecast | 1.3.7 | cpe:2.3:a:icecast:icecast:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | linux | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | linux | 6.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | linux | 6.2 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0348.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000374 | Patch |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-004.html | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2264 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5978 |