CVE-2001-0679

Exp

A buffer overflow in InterScan VirusWall 3.23 and 3.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a long HELO command to the server.

Published: 1999-11-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0679 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.03%, 96th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0679

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19614 exploit_db edb 1999-11-07 Exploit-DB ↗
19612 exploit_db edb 1999-11-07 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0679

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 11.10% 16.03% +4.93%
2 2025-05-19 9.09% 11.10% +2.01%
3 2025-03-30 — 9.09% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0679

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0679

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0679

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trend_micro interscan_viruswall 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:interscan_viruswall:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trend_micro interscan_viruswall 3.23 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:interscan_viruswall:3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0679

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