CVE-2002-0851

Published Sep 5, 2002

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: Format string vulnerability in ISDN Point to Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (ipppd) in the ISDN4Linux (i4l) package allows local users to gain root privileges via format strings in the device name command line argument, which is not properly handled in a call to syslog.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:isdn4linux:isdn4linux:3.1_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "3348734F-408A-498C-ABF9-F295F1B08687"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References