CVE-2001-0975

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Oracle Internet Directory Server (LDAP) 2.1.1.x and 3.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.

Published: 2001-07-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0975 is rated Moderate Risk (61.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.16%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0975

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 7.80% 7.16% -0.64%
2 2025-03-29 7.16% 7.80% +0.64%
3 2025-03-19 7.16%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0975

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-2001-0975

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0975

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle internet_directory 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:internet_directory:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle internet_directory 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:internet_directory:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0975

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