CVE-2001-1093
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
- Record
CVE-2001-1093- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
- Record
CVE-2001-1093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1074 No score
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1074- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3486-w28q-g6jc No score
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in msgchk in Digital UNIX 4.0G and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
- Record
GHSA-3486-w28q-g6jc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Digital Unix 4.0 - MSGCHK Buffer Overflow | 2001-09-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1093 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Compaq Tru64, published September 10, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.