CVE-2001-1413

Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.

Published: 2004-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1413 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.03%, 92th 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-2001-1413

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 2025-12-22 12.92% 9.03% -3.89%
2 2025-03-30 20.51% 12.92% -7.58%
3 2025-03-29 — 20.51% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1413

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-2001-1413

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1413

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2001-1413 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ncompress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2001-1413
gentoo normal CVE-2001-1413: 1 GLSA(s) (200410-08), 1 atom(s) (app-arch/ncompress); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2001-1413
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1413
ubuntu medium CVE-2001-1413 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ncompress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2001-1413

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1413

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncompress ncompress <= 4.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ncompress:ncompress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1413

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