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CVE-2001-0797

Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2001-0797 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from sgi, from hp, from ibm and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2001, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2001-12-12T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sgi	irix	3.2	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	3.3	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	3.3.1	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	3.3.2	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	3.3.3	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	10.00	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	10.01	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	10.10	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	10.20	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	10.24	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	11.00	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	11.0.4	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	11.11	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.3	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.3.1	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.3.2	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.3.3	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	5.1	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.1	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.2	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.3	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.4	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.5	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.6	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0.6a	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.4	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.5	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.6	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	7.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	8.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	-	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.2	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.3	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.4	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.7	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011201-01-I ([email protected])
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.40/CSSA-2001-SCO.40.txt ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100844757228307&w=2 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/213 ([email protected])
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY26221&apar=only ([email protected])
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-34.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569272 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246487 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3681 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise105.php Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7284 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2025 ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011201-01-I (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.40/CSSA-2001-SCO.40.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100844757228307&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/213 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY26221&apar=only (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-34.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569272 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246487 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3681 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise105.php Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7284 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2025 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sgi's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.