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CVE-2001-0609
CRITICAL
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: Aug 2, 2001
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CWE-193
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| infodrom | cfingerd | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-fppm-3x24-27q8
Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to...
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
18.24%
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
44.7 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub