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CVE-2001-1529

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized...

7.5 High

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string. NOTE: due to lack of details in the vendor advisory, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2001-0779.

Exploit likelihood

1.44%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string. NOTE: due to lack of details in the vendor advisory, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2001-0779.

Record
CVE-2001-1529
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string. NOTE: due to lack of details in the vendor advisory, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2001-0779.

Record
CVE-2001-1529
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1506 No score

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string. NOTE: due to lack of details in the vendor advisory, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2001-0779.

Record
EUVD-2001-1506
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36j3-pwc5-6487 No score

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized...

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string. NOTE: due to lack of details in the vendor advisory, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2001-0779.

Record
GHSA-36j3-pwc5-6487
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2001-1529 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Aix, published December 31, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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