CVE-2001-0679
highpriority · attend · 56EPSS 0.160 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
2 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
16.0% (97th) EPSS
CVSS 10 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A buffer overflow in InterScan VirusWall 3.23 and 3.3 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a long HELO command to the server.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
10.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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CWE-119USLLM-inferred
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-19612Trend Micro Interscan VirusWall 3.2.3/3.3 - 'HELO' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-19614Trend Micro Interscan VirusWall 3.2.3/3.3 - 'HELO' Remote Buffer Overflow (2)functional · exploit_db
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affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 1999-11-08modified 2026-06-16
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94204166130782&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94208143007829&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94216491202063&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9911&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R2331enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3465enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94204166130782&w=2nvd
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94208143007829&w=2nvd
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94216491202063&w=2nvd
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