VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0671
Format string vulnerability in tcpflow, when used in a setuid context, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the device name argument, as demonstrated in Sustworks IPNetSentryX and IPNetMonitorX the setuid program RunTCPFlow.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in tcpflow, when used in a setuid context, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the device name argument, as demonstrated in Sustworks IPNetSentryX and IPNetMonitorX the setuid program RunTCPFlow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- jeremy elson/tcpflow
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-1.txtExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-2.txt
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-1.txtExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-2.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.