CVE - CVE-2002-0851

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0851	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:5437 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437 SUSE:SuSE-SA:2002:030 VULNWATCH:20020809 Local Root Exploit URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.html XF:isdn4linux-ipppd-format-string(9811) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20030402	Disclaimer: The record 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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