VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1034
Format string vulnerability in Hylafax on FreeBSD allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the -h hostname argument for (1) faxrm or (2) faxalter.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Hylafax on FreeBSD allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the -h hostname argument for (1) faxrm or (2) faxalter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/215984
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3357Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/215984
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3357Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7164
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.