CVE-2001-0825

10.0

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

3.60%

LOW RiskEPSS (89th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

Buffer overflow in internal string handling routines of xinetd before 2.1.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a length argument of zero or less, which disables the length check.

Published: 12/6/2001

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

3.60%LOW Exploitation Risk

89th percentile

This vulnerability has a 3.60% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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