Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-1413 · published 23 December 2004
CVE-2001-1413: Ncompress vulnerability
NNcompress · Ncompress
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2001/Nov/0202.html | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-08.xml | PatchVendor Advisory |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176363 | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-536.html | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10619 | |
| http://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2001/Nov/0202.html | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-08.xml | PatchVendor Advisory |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176363 | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-536.html | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10619 |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-1413), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
