CVE-2001-0803

Exp

Buffer overflow in the client connection routine of libDtSvc.so.1 in CDE Subprocess Control Service (dtspcd) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2001-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0803 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.24%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +11.51% 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-2001-0803

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16323 exploit_db edb 2010-04-30 Exploit-DB ↗
9923 exploit_db edb 2002-06-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0803

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 2026-01-23 58.74% 70.24% +11.51%
2 2025-09-22 64.86% 58.74% -6.13%
3 2025-06-20 — 64.86% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0803

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-2001-0803

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0803

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
open_group cde_common_desktop_environment 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:open_group:cde_common_desktop_environment:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_group cde_common_desktop_environment 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:open_group:cde_common_desktop_environment:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_group cde_common_desktop_environment 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:open_group:cde_common_desktop_environment:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_group cde_common_desktop_environment 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:open_group:cde_common_desktop_environment:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_group cde_common_desktop_environment 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_group:cde_common_desktop_environment:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_group cde_common_desktop_environment 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:open_group:cde_common_desktop_environment:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0803

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011107-01-P
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2001-SCO.30/
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT-541.shtml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/214
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-31.html US Government Resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-01.html US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172583 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3651 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3517 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise101.php Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7396
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A70
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A74
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