CVE-2001-1456

Buffer overflow in the (1) smap/smapd and (2) CSMAP daemons for Gauntlet Firewall 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mail message.

Published: 2001-09-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1456 is rated Moderate Risk (64.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.06%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1456

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 6.96% 9.06% +2.10%
2 2025-03-29 9.06% 6.96% -2.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 9.06% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1456

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-2001-1456

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1456

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee webshield_smtp 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:webshield_smtp:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee webshield_smtp 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:webshield_smtp:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
network_associates gauntlet_firewall 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:gauntlet_firewall:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
network_associates gauntlet_firewall unix_5.0 cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:gauntlet_firewall:unix_5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
network_associates gauntlet_firewall unix_5.5 cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:gauntlet_firewall:unix_5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
network_associates gauntlet_firewall unix_6.0 cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:gauntlet_firewall:unix_6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pgp e-ppliance_300 1.0 cpe:2.3:h:pgp:e-ppliance_300:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pgp e-ppliance_300 1.5 cpe:2.3:h:pgp:e-ppliance_300:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pgp e-ppliance_300 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:pgp:e-ppliance_300:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
network_associates mcafee_e-ppliance 100_series cpe:2.3:h:network_associates:mcafee_e-ppliance:100_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
network_associates mcafee_e-ppliance 120_series cpe:2.3:h:network_associates:mcafee_e-ppliance:120_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1456

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