VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1411
Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 39th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100368233714229&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10174.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147587Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100368233714229&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10174.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147587Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.