CVE-2001-0759

Exp

Buffer overflow in bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.8.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a file or directory with a long pathname, which is processed during an unmount.

Published: 2001-10-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0759 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.34%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0759

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20927 exploit_db edb 2001-06-14 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0759

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 0.36% 1.34% +0.97%
2 2025-11-12 0.14% 0.36% +0.23%
3 2025-03-30 0.14%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0759

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-2001-0759

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0759

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jetico bestcrypt 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:jetico:bestcrypt:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jetico bestcrypt 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:jetico:bestcrypt:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jetico bestcrypt 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:jetico:bestcrypt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0759

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/191111 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2875 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
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