VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0193
Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98096782126481&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-028Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2327Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6059
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98096782126481&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-028Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2327Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6059
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.