CVE-2001-1456

Summary

CVECVE-2001-1456
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-09-04 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the (1) smap/smapd and (2) CSMAP daemons for Gauntlet Firewall 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mail message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Webshield Smtp 4.0 All All All
Application Mcafee Webshield Smtp 4.1 All All All
Application Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall 4.2 All All All
Application Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall unix_5.0 All All All
Application Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall unix_5.5 All All All
Application Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall unix_6.0 All All All
Hardware Network Associates Mcafee E-ppliance 100_series All All All
Hardware Network Associates Mcafee E-ppliance 120_series All All All
Hardware Pgp E-ppliance 300 1.0 All All All
Hardware Pgp E-ppliance 300 1.5 All All All
Hardware Pgp E-ppliance 300 2.0 All All All
Operating System Sgi Irix 6.2 All All All
Operating System Sgi Irix 6.3 All All All
Operating System Sgi Irix 6.4 All All All
Operating System Sgi Irix 6.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CERT Advisory CA-2001-25 Buffer Overflow in Gauntlet Firewall allows intruders to execute arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cert.org US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011104-01-I af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com Patch
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#206723 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
Gauntlet Firewall for Unix and WebShield CSMAP and smap/smapd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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