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CVE-2001-0961

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—
Severity10High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability5.54 %higher than 93% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Buffer overflow in tab expansion capability of the most program allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file that is viewed with most.

CVSS

Base score
10
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
5.54 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
93
Score date
10/24/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

John E. Davis — Most

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