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CVE-2001-0010

10.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
82.09%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

Buffer overflow in transaction signature (TSIG) handling code in BIND 8 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Published: 2/12/2001
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

10

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

82.09%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 82.09% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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