Vulnerability in Isdn4linux

CVE-2002-0851

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.

EPSS: 0.011 (60.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Isdn4linux — versions 3.1_pre1
  • N/a — versions n/a

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, Exploit)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)