CVE - CVE-2002-0176

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0176	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The printf wrappers in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier do not properly handle argument indexing specifiers, which could allow attackers to exploit certain function calls through arguments that are not verified by libsafe.
References
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BID:4327 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4327 BUGTRAQ:20020320 Bypassing libsafe format string protection URL:http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263121 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2002:026 URL:http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.php VULNWATCH:20020320 [VulnWatch] Bypassing libsafe format string protection URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0070.html XF:libsafe-argnum-protection-bypass(8594) URL:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8594.php
Date Entry Created
20020625	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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