CVE-2001-0174
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in Trend Micro Virus Buster 2001 8.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a large "To" address.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in Trend Micro Virus Buster 2001 version 8.00 allows remote attackers to overflow a buffer in the email 'To' address field, causing denial of service and potentially executing arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Trend Micro Virus Buster installationCheck your system for Trend Micro Virus Buster 2001 by viewing installed programs in Control Panel, checking program directories, or reviewing running processes for VB2001 or related service names.Affected if Trend Micro Virus Buster 2001 is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberLocate the version information for Virus Buster 2001 - this is typically found in the program's About dialog, Help menu, or the program's properties in Add/Remove Programs. Note the exact version string (should be 8.0 or lower for this CVE).Affected if The installed version is 8.00 or any version <= 8.0
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Verify email scanning module is activeCheck whether the email scanning or mail filter component of Virus Buster 2001 is enabled. This is usually configurable in the main program interface under email protection settings, or can be verified by checking if the VBMail or similar email scanning service is running.Affected if Email scanning/filtering is enabled and the product is processing inbound or outbound email
A system is affected if it has Trend Micro Virus Buster 2001 version 8.0 or lower installed with the email scanning feature enabled, as the buffer overflow occurs in the email 'To' address processing component.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a supported version of Trend Micro antivirus software, as version 8.00 is no longer maintained; if upgrade is not immediately feasible, implement email gateway filtering to reject oversized address fields and segment vulnerable systems from untrusted networks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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