Vulnerability in Infodrom Cfingerd
CVE-2001-0609
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.182 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.182 · newest: 0.182 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0609?
- CVE-2001-0609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Infodrom Cfingerd, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2001-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2001-0609?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.