CVE-2001-0010

critical

Description

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

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2001-0010

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2302

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-007.html

http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/047.asp

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-026

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-02.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-02-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.31624