CVE-2001-0825

Buffer overflow in internal string handling routines of xinetd before 2.1.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a length argument of zero or less, which disables the length check.

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-2001-0825 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.08%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0825

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 2025-03-30 4.86% 3.08% -1.77%
2 2025-03-29 3.08% 4.86% +1.77%
3 2025-03-17 — 3.08% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0825

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-2001-0825

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-0825

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0825

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0825

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xinetd xinetd <= 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0825

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