VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0819
Format string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the -a argument, which results in an error message that is not properly handled in a call to the arts_fatal function.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the -a argument, which results in an error message that is not properly handled in a call to the arts_fatal function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- artsd/artsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102607688730228&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=kde-multimedia&m=102607939232023&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102614898620164&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102607688730228&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=kde-multimedia&m=102607939232023&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102614898620164&w=2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.