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Case File

CVE-2001-0191

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 5.50%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-05-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Windows. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2001-0191
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
5.50%
Windows

Original NVD Description

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.