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CVE-2001-0850

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 2.33% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-12-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2001-0850
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
2.33%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A configuration error in the libdb1 package in OpenLinux 3.1 uses insecure versions of the snprintf and vsnprintf functions, which could allow local or remote users to exploit those functions with a buffer overflow.