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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1561

CVE-2001-1561

Description

Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.

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Affected products

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John Bovey/Xvt2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:john_bovey:xvt:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:john_bovey:xvt:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.1
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

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www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-082nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2964nvdPatch
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0024.htmlnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2955nvdExploit
www.iss.net/security_center/static/6781.phpnvd

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