CVE-2001-0112 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2001-0112?

CVE-2001-0112 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Feb 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in splitvt before 1.6.5 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0112?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Sam Lantinga Splitvt.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2001-0112 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0112 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

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