CVE-2001-0168

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in AT&T WinVNC (Virtual Network Computing) server 3.3.3r7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HTTP GET request when the DebugLevel registry key is greater than 0.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6026

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2306

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/598581

http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=98080763005455&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-05-03

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