CVE-2002-0851
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- isdn4linux/isdn4linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.