CVE-2001-0747

Published: Oct 12, 2001Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Buffer overflow in iPlanet Web Server (iWS) Enterprise Edition 4.1, service packs 3 through 7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long method name in an HTTP request.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

iplanet

commercialaka iplanet web server, iplanet enterprise server

iplanet web serverOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0203.html

archives.neohapsis.com

http://www.iplanet.com/products/iplanet_web_enterprise/iwsalert5.11.html

iplanet.com

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