CVE-2001-0609

high-risk
Published 2001-08-02

Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply that is passed to the syslog function.

Do I need to act?

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9.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
20748, 20749
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Infodrom

References (6)

Broken Link http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364
Broken Link http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal