CVE-2001-0387

Format string vulnerability in hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.1.b2_2 allows local users to gain privileges via the -q command line argument.

Published: 2001-07-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0387 is rated Low Risk (39.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0387

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 0.06% 0.37% +0.32%
2 2023-03-07 1.10% 0.06% -1.04%
3 2022-02-04 1.10%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0387

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0387

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0387

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hylafax hylafax 4.0_pl0 cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0_pl0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hylafax hylafax 4.0_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hylafax hylafax 4.0_pl2 cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.0_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hylafax hylafax 4.1_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hylafax hylafax 4.1_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hylafax hylafax 4.1_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0387

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