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CVE-2002-08512 exploits

Format string vulnerability in ISDN Point to Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (ipppd) in the ISDN4Linux (i4l) package allows local users to gain…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 64%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21701 ISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (2) · local · 2002-08-10
  • EDB-21700 ISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (1) · local · 2002-08-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/9811.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5437 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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