CVE-2001-1413
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-10-20 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-10-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 52ab217cc4143328ccbb3c0172f32c3fe57dd23f9def58891b1f1e2cac24ad6c
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200410-08http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-08.xml
- seclists.org20010621 New bugs, old bugshttp://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2001/Nov/0202.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:536http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-536.html
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#176363http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176363
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comncompress-filename-bo(10619)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10619
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ncompress Fixed in 4.2.4-15
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ncompress Fixed in 4.2.4-15
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ncompress Fixed in 4.2.4-15
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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