CVE-2001-0764

scotty 2.1.0 - Local Buffer Overflow via Long Hostname Command Line Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0764. PoCs published by Larry W. Cashdollar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in ntping (part of scotty-2.1.9) by supplying a long command-line argument to overwrite the return address and execute arbitrary shellcode. The PoC uses Aleph1's shellcode to spawn a shell.

Description

Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Larry W. Cashdollar · clocalunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20960

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in ntping (part of scotty-2.1.9) by supplying a long command-line argument to overwrite the return address and execute arbitrary shellcode. The PoC uses Aleph1's shellcode to spawn a shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: scotty-2.1.9 (ntping)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · ntping must be installed and executable
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vuln-dev
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q2/0627.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192664
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6735
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_023_scotty_txt.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vuln-dev
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q2/0579.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2911

Scores

EPSS 0.0144
EPSS Percentile 69.8%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
juergen_schoenwaelder/scotty 2.1.7
juergen_schoenwaelder/scotty 2.1.8
juergen_schoenwaelder/scotty 2.1.9
juergen_schoenwaelder/scotty 2.1.10
Published Oct 18, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026