VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2001-0790
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-10-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
Specter IDS version 4.5 and 5.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a port scan, which causes the server to consume CPU while preparing alerts.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory