CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1561

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (-name and -T) arguments.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a security risk to the system as local users can gain unauthorized access by executing malicious code.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Xvt to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict system access for unauthorized users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.

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