CVE-2001-0989

high

Description

Buffer overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) long command line arguments, or (2) a long callsign.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3086

http://www.babbage.demon.co.uk/linux/pileup-1.2/pileup-1.2.tar.gz

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0512.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-07-23

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00335