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CVE-2001-1562

Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename.

Published: Dec 31, 2001 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

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Affected Products (1)

Vendor Product Version
bsd nvi 1.79

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-7jv7-g8h7-56pp

Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.2 / 10
EPSS Score 0.40%

Top 67% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 28.9 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub