CVE-2001-0775

highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.163 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
16.3% (97th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
8 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRed Hat Linux 6.2redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001:088
  • FixedRed Hat Linux 7.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001:088
  • FixedRed Hat Linux 7.1redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001:088
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimary
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2001:088Red Hat Security Advisory: : New xloadimage packages available2001-07-09csaf · redhat_csafUS

    These updated packages fix a buffer overflow in the faces reader. This is normally not a security problem; however, xloadimage is called by the 'plugger' program from inside Netscape to handle some image types. Hence, a remote site could cause arbitrary code to be executed as the user running Netscape. It is recommended that users of Netscape and plugger update to the fixed xloadimage packages. Plugger was shipped in Red Hat Powertools 6.2; if you have only installed packages from Red Hat Linux 6.2, you are not vulnerable to this exploit.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvdfstec_bdunvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2001-10-18modified 2026-06-16
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references (16)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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