CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0764

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk to systems running scotty 2.1.0, allowing local users to execute unauthorized code, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of scotty that does not contain this vulnerability to minimize the risk associated with the buffer overflow.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS