Name: CVE-2001-0775: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2001-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2001-0775, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.25562

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade xli	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 18, 2001
Freebsd	—	Upgrade xliUpgrade xloadimage	Dec 10, 2025	Jun 3, 2005
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-gfx/xloadimage.Upgrade media-gfx/xli.	Oct 30, 2017	Oct 18, 2001

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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