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CVE-2001-0073

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux,...

2.1 Low

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux, which may allow attackers to modify critical data in memory.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux, which may allow attackers to modify critical data in memory.

Record
CVE-2001-0073
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux, which may allow attackers to modify critical data in memory.

Record
CVE-2001-0073
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0073 No score

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux, which may allow attackers to modify critical data in memory.

Record
EUVD-2001-0073
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv5v-h4qh-vgxj No score

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux,...

Buffer overflow in the find_default_type function in libsecure in NSA Security-enhanced Linux, which may allow attackers to modify critical data in memory.

Record
GHSA-hv5v-h4qh-vgxj
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-0073 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Nsa Security-enhanced Linux, published February 2, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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