CVE-2001-1174

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Message-ID header.

Published: 2002-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1174 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.25%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1174

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 4.74% 4.25% -0.49%
2 2025-03-29 4.25% 4.74% +0.49%
3 2025-03-17 — 4.25% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1174

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-2001-1174

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1174

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1174

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1174

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elm_development_group elm <= 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:elm_development_group:elm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1174

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