# CVE-2001-1442: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local users in the news group can gain privileges via a buffer overflow in innfeed using a long command line argument.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1442, GHSA-wffw-62v7-rrv7

## What is CVE-2001-1442?

CVE-2001-1442 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in innfeed for ISC InterNetNews (INN) before 2.3.0 allows local users in the "news" group to gain privileges via a long -c command line argument.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1442?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Isc Inn.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-1442?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2001-1442 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1442 exists.

Public exploit code:

- ISC INN 2.x - Command-Line Buffer Overflow (1) (exploitdb)
- ISC INN 2.x - Command-Line Buffer Overflow (2) (exploitdb)
- ISC INN 2.x - Command-Line Buffer Overflow (github_poc): https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2001-1442

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-0525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0525/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0754/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0100/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0045/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0247/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-1442 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-1442 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1442 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1442/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1442/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1442
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1442
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1442

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1442/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.