iptables before 1.2.4 does not accurately convert rate limits that are specified on the command line, which could allow attackers or users to generate more or less traffic than intended by the administrator.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1388 is rated Exploit Available (55.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.47% | 0.42% | -0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.42% | 0.47% | +0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1388 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53325 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-144.html | Broken Link |