CVE-2001-0869

Format string vulnerability in the default logging callback function _sasl_syslog in common.c in Cyrus SASL library (cyrus-sasl) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2001-12-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0869 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.00%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0869

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 2.38% 3.00% +0.61%
2 2025-03-17 1.12% 2.38% +1.27%
3 2024-12-17 — 1.12% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0869

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0869

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-0869

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0869

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0869

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera openlinux_workstation 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_workstation:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux_powertools 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:linux_powertools:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux_eserver 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0869

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