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    CVE-2001-0191

    gnuserv before 3.12, as shipped with XEmacs, does not properly check the specified length of an X Windows MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE cookie, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow, or brute force authentication by using a short cookie length.

    Published:Feb 2, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 7, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.01188
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Andynorman
    Product
    Gnuserv
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Xemacs
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Powertools

    Exploits

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High