Buffer overflow in logging functions of licq before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0440 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.14%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.76% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20646 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-12-26 | 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 | 2026-02-27 | 13.38% | 15.14% | +1.76% |
| 2 | 2026-01-08 | 11.11% | 13.38% | +2.27% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 11.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0440 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| licq | licq | <= 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 4.0es | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0es:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 4.1 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 4.2 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | ecommerce | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:ecommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | prg_graficos | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:prg_graficos:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |