CVE-2001-0191
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X...
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
- Record
CVE-2001-0191- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
- Record
CVE-2001-0191- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0191 No score
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0191- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5w94-q2g4-prcg No score
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X...
gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.
- Record
GHSA-5w94-q2g4-prcg- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0191 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Andynorman Gnuserv, published May 3, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.50%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-011.html
linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-019.php3
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6056
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0030.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0191
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w94-q2g4-prcg