VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1051
Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ehud gavron/tracesroute
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0040.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0254.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102737546927749&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102753136231920&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9291.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2000_041_traceroute_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4956Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0040.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0254.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102737546927749&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102753136231920&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9291.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2000_041_traceroute_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4956Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.