CVE-2001-0840

Buffer overflow in Compaq Insight Manager XE 2.1b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) SNMP and (2) DMI.

Published: 2001-12-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0840 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.96%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0840

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 12.53% 8.96% -3.57%
2 2025-03-30 15.28% 12.53% -2.75%
3 2025-03-29 — 15.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0840

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-2001-0840

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
compaq insight_manager_xe 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq insight_manager_xe 1.21 cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq insight_manager_xe 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq insight_manager_xe 2.1b cpe:2.3:a:compaq:insight_manager_xe:2.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0840

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