About “Format String Vulnerability”

A curated feed of “Format String Vulnerability”-related CVEs appears below. We currently track 778 CVEs for this tag (all time). In the last 365 days, 39 were published. Average CVSS is 7.4 (all time; 6.8 over 365d), and 70% are rated High/Critical (all time). Top CWEs (last 365 days): CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String, CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection').

In our taxonomy this topic maps to a HIGH impact class. Common exploitation patterns for this weakness can lead to high. Use the filters to triage high risk first and validate exposure in your environment. Use the filters below to sort by CVSS, risk and CWE. Each detail page highlights vendor advisories and mitigation tips.

CVEs tagged with this topic. Filters apply to the whole list (loaded from JSON).

CVSS ≥ 0.0
2004-08-06
High

CVE-2004-0536

Format string vulnerability in Tripwire commercial 4.0.1 and earlier, including 2.4, and open source 2.3.1 and earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a file na…

High

CVE-2004-0579

Format string vulnerability in super before 3.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.

Critical

CVE-2004-0640

Format string vulnerability in the SSL_set_verify function in telnetd.c for SSLtelnet daemon (SSLtelnetd) 0.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

2004-07-27
High

CVE-2004-0700

Format string vulnerability in the mod_proxy hook functions function in ssl_engine_log.c in mod_ssl before 2.8.19 for Apache before 1.3.31 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary messages via…

High

CVE-2004-0733

Format string vulnerability in OllyDbg 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are directly provided to…

2004-06-01
Medium

CVE-2004-0156

Format string vulnerabilities in the (1) die or (2) log_event functions for ssmtp before 2.50.6 allow remote mail relays to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Medium

CVE-2004-0179

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) neon 0.24.4 and earlier, and other products that use neon including (2) Cadaver, (3) Subversion, and (4) OpenOffice, allow remote malicious WebDAV server…

2004-04-19
Medium

CVE-2004-1946

Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C comm…

2004-04-15
High

CVE-2003-0257

Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges.

High

CVE-2003-1037

Format string vulnerability in the WGate component for SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a high "trace level."

High

CVE-2004-0153

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in emil 2.1.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering certain error messages.

2004-04-08
High

CVE-2004-1917

Format string vulnerability in test_func_func in LCDProc 0.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the str variable.

2004-03-29
High

CVE-2003-1018

Format string vulnerability in enq command in AIX 4.3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users with rintq group privileges to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

2004-03-15
High

CVE-2004-0159

Format string vulnerability in hsftp 1.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via file names containing format string characters that ar…

Medium

CVE-2004-0165

Format string vulnerability in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (pppd) 2.4.0 for Mac OS X 10.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary pppd process data, including PAP or CHAP aut…

2004-03-03
Critical

CVE-2004-0039

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in HTTP Application Intelligence (AI) component in Check Point Firewall-1 NG-AI R55 and R54, and Check Point Firewall-1 HTTP Security Server included with NG FP…

High

CVE-2004-0104

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Metamail 2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

2004-02-17
High

CVE-2004-0069

Format string vulnerability in HD Soft Windows FTP Server 1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the username, which is processed by the wsc…

2004-01-20
High

CVE-2003-0969

mpg321 0.2.10 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file that passes certain strings to the printf function, possibly triggering a format string v…

2004-01-05
High

CVE-2003-0978

Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause…

2003-12-31
High

CVE-2003-0363

Format string vulnerability in LICQ 1.2.6, 1.0.3 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to perform unknown actions via format string specifiers.

High

CVE-2003-1170

Format string vulnerability in main.cpp in kpopup 0.9.1 and 0.9.5pre2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specif…

Critical

CVE-2003-1236

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the logger function in netzio.c for Tanne 0.6.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in syslog.

Medium

CVE-2003-1381

Format string vulnerability in AMX 0.9.2 and earlier, a plugin for Valve Software's Half-Life Server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the amx_say…

2003-12-15
High

CVE-2003-0946

Format string vulnerability in clamav-milter for Clam AntiVirus 0.60 through 0.60p, and other versions before 0.65, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary…

2003-12-01
Critical

CVE-2003-0886

Format string vulnerability in hfaxd for Hylafax 4.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

2003-11-17
High

CVE-2001-1411

Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.

High

CVE-2003-0843

Format string vulnerability in mod_gzip_printf for mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode and using the Apache log, allows remote attackers t…

Medium

CVE-2003-0852

Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) in sylpheed via format strings in an error message.

2003-10-20
High

CVE-2003-0708

Format string vulnerability in LinuxNode (node) before 0.3.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

2003-10-06
High

CVE-2003-0697

Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.

Critical

CVE-2003-0784

Format string vulnerability in tsm for the bos.rte.security fileset on AIX 5.2 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via login, and local users to gain privileges via login, su, or passwd,…

2003-08-27
High

CVE-2003-0616

Format string vulnerability in ePO service for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with format strings in the computer…

High

CVE-2003-0671

Format string vulnerability in tcpflow, when used in a setuid context, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the device name argument, as demonstrated in Sustworks IPNetSentryX and IPNetMo…

High

CVE-2003-0672

Format string vulnerability in pam-pgsql 0.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username that isp rovided during authentication, which is not properly handled whe…

2003-08-18
High

CVE-2003-0555

ImageMagick 5.4.3.x and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a "%x" filename, possibly triggering a format string vulnerability.

High

CVE-2003-0584

Format string vulnerability in Backup and Restore Utility for Unix (BRU) 17.0 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command…

2003-08-07
Critical

CVE-2003-0478

Format string vulnerability in (1) Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, and other IRC daemons based on Bahamut including (2) digatech 1.2.1, (3) methane 0.1.1, (4) AndromedeIRCd 1.2.3-Release, and (5) ir…

High

CVE-2003-0510

Format string vulnerability in ezbounce 1.0 through 1.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "sessions" command.

2003-07-02
High

CVE-2003-0391

Format string vulnerability in Magic WinMail Server 2.3, and possibly other 2.x versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format s…

2003-06-16
High

CVE-2003-0289

Format string vulnerability in scsiopen.c of the cdrecord program in cdrtools 2.0 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the dev parameter.

2003-06-03
Medium

CVE-2003-1206

Format string vulnerability in Crob FTP Server 2.60.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via "%s" or "%n" sequences in (1) the username during login, or other FTP commands s…

2003-05-27
High

CVE-2003-0235

Format string vulnerability in POP3 client for Mirabilis ICQ Pro 2003a allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the response to a UIDL command.

2003-04-11
Critical

CVE-2002-0690

Format string vulnerability in McAfee Security ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP GET request with a URI containing format strings.

Medium

CVE-2002-1415

Format string vulnerability in SMTP service for WebEasyMail 3.4.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in…

2003-04-02
Critical

CVE-2002-1519

Format string vulnerability in the CLI interface for WatchGuard Firebox Vclass 3.2 and earlier, and RSSA Appliance 3.0.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arb…

Medium

CVE-2003-0165

Format string vulnerability in Eye Of Gnome (EOG) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument for the file to display.

2003-03-18
High

CVE-2003-0081

Format string vulnerability in packet-socks.c of the SOCKS dissector for Ethereal 0.8.7 through 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via SOCKS packets containing format string spec…

2003-03-07
Medium

CVE-2003-0103

Format string vulnerability in Nokia 6210 handset allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash, lockup, or restart) via a Multi-Part vCard with fields containing a large number of form…

2003-03-03
High

CVE-2002-0842

Format string vulnerability in certain third party modifications to mod_dav for logging bad gateway messages (e.g. Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.2) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

Critical

CVE-2003-0098

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

2003-02-19
High

CVE-2003-0060

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center (KDC) before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute a…

High

CVE-2003-0074

Format string vulnerability in mpmain.c for plpnfsd of the plptools package allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the functions (1) debuglog, (2) errorlog, and (3) infolog.

2002-12-31
Medium

CVE-2002-1675

Format string vulnerability in the Cio_PrintF function of cio_main.c in Unreal IRCd 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format s…

High

CVE-2002-1788

Format string vulnerability in the nn_exitmsg function in nn 6.6.0 through 6.6.3 allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in server responses.

High

CVE-2002-1789

Format string vulnerability in newsx NNTP client before 1.4.8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a call to the syslog function.

Medium

CVE-2002-1825

Format string vulnerability in PerlRTE_example1.pl in WASD 7.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or crash the server via format strings in the $nam…

High

CVE-2002-2022

Format string vulnerability in Kaffe OpenVM 1.0.6 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code, when a java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError is thrown, via format specifiers in the forName attri…

High

CVE-2002-2091

Format string vulnerability in Deception Finger Daemon, decfingerd, 0.7 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username of a finger request.

High

CVE-2002-2153

Format string vulnerability in the administrative pages of the PL/SQL module for Oracle Application Server 4.0.8 and 4.0.8 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

High

CVE-2002-2155

Format string vulnerability in the error handling of IRC invite responses for Trillian 0.725 and 0.73 allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via an invite to a channel with format string…

Critical

CVE-2002-2236

Format string vulnerability in the awp_log function in apt-www-proxy 0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

2002-12-23
High

CVE-2002-1381

Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.

2002-11-12
High

CVE-2002-1244

Format string vulnerability in Pablo FTP Server 1.5, 1.3, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in t…

2002-10-28
Critical

CVE-2002-1215

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer overflows in some sources) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets to UDP port 69…

2002-10-04
High

CVE-2002-0884

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in in.rarpd (ARP server) on Solaris, Caldera UnixWare and Open UNIX, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

High

CVE-2002-0913

Format string vulnerability in log_doit function of Slurp NNTP client 1.1.0 allows a malicious news server to execute arbitrary code on the client via format strings in a server response.

High

CVE-2002-0916

Format string vulnerability in the allowuser code for the Stellar-X msntauth authentication module, as distributed in Squid 2.4.STABLE6 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

High

CVE-2002-0925

Format string vulnerability in mmsyslog function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the USER command to mmpop3d for mmmail 0.0.13 and earlier, (2) the HELO command to mmsmtpd f…

Medium

CVE-2002-0930

Format string vulnerability in the FTP server for Novell Netware 6.0 SP1 (NWFTPD) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via format strings in the USER command.

Medium

CVE-2002-1049

Format string vulnerability in HylaFAX faxgetty before 4.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the TSI data element.

Medium

CVE-2002-1051

Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.

2002-09-05
High

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 comma…

High

CVE-2002-0857

Format string vulnerabilities in Oracle Listener Control utility (lsnrctl) for Oracle 9.2 and 9.0, 8.1, and 7.3.4, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the Oracle DBA system by placing…

2002-08-12
High

CVE-2000-1208

Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from t…

High

CVE-2002-0412

Format string vulnerability in TraceEvent function for ntop before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing format strings to be injected into calls to the syslog function, vi…

High

CVE-2002-0501

Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version m5pre2 allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings that are…

Critical

CVE-2002-0525

Format string vulnerabilities in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier allow local users and remote malicious NNTP servers to gain privileges via format string specifiers in NTTP responses.

High

CVE-2002-0735

Format string vulnerability in the logging() function in C-Note Squid LDAP authentication module (squid_auth_LDAP) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly…

Critical

CVE-2002-0796

Format string vulnerability in the logging component of snmpdx for Solaris 5.6 through 8 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

High

CVE-2002-0817

Format string vulnerability in super for Linux allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

High

CVE-2002-0819

Format string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the -a argument, which results in an error message that is not properly h…

2002-07-26
Critical

CVE-2002-0702

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for dynamic DNS code (print.c) of ISC DHCP daemon (DHCPD) 3 to 3.0.1rc8, with the NSUPDATE option enabled, allow remote malicious DNS servers to…

High

CVE-2002-0716

Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the file name argument.

2002-07-03
High

CVE-2002-0573

Format string vulnerability in RPC wall daemon (rpc.rwalld) for Solaris 2.5.1 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in a message that is not properly provided…

2002-06-18
High

CVE-2002-0586

Format string vulnerability in Ns_PdLog function for the external database driver proxy daemon library (libnspd.a) of AOLServer 3.0 through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

High

CVE-2002-0598

Format string vulnerability in Foundstone FScan 1.12 with banner grabbing enabled allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the scanning system via format string specifiers in the server b…

2002-05-29
High

CVE-2002-0246

Format string vulnerability in the message catalog library functions in UnixWare 7.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the LC_MESSAGE environment variable to read other message cat…

High

CVE-2002-0251

Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of format string characters such as "%d".

High

CVE-2002-0374

Format string vulnerability in the logging function for the pam_ldap PAM LDAP module before version 144 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the configuration file name.

2002-05-16
High

CVE-2002-0218

Format string vulnerability in (1) sastcpd in SAS/Base 8.0 and 8.1 or (2) objspawn in SAS/Integration Technologies 8.0 and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in a…

2002-04-22
High

CVE-2002-0159

Format string vulnerability in the administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows, 2.6.x and earlier and 3.x through 3.01 (build 40), allows remote attackers to crash…

Medium

CVE-2002-0175

libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier allows attackers to bypass protection against format string vulnerabilities via format strings that use the "'" and "I" characters, which are implemented in libc but not li…

2002-01-31
High

CVE-2001-0891

Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains…

High

CVE-2002-0002

Format string vulnerability in stunnel before 3.22 when used in client mode for (1) smtp, (2) pop, or (3) nntp allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code.

2001-12-31
High

CVE-2001-1208

Format string vulnerability in DayDream BBS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a file containing a ~#RA control code.

High

CVE-2001-1562

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

High

CVE-2001-1566

Format string vulnerability in libvanessa_logger 0.0.1 in Perdition 0.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the __vanessa_logger_log function.

2001-12-27
High

CVE-2001-1203

Format string vulnerability in gpm-root in gpm 1.17.8 through 1.17.18 allows local users to gain root privileges.

2001-12-21
High

CVE-2001-0869

Format string vulnerability in the default logging callback function _sasl_syslog in common.c in Cyrus SASL library (cyrus-sasl) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

2001-12-20
High

CVE-2001-0542

Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. N…

Medium

CVE-2001-0879

Format string vulnerability in the C runtime functions in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

High

CVE-2001-1215

Format string vulnerability in PFinger 0.7.5 through 0.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a .plan file.

2001-12-06
High

CVE-2001-0838

Format string vulnerability in Network Solutions Rwhoisd 1.5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -soa command.

2001-11-27
High

CVE-2001-0927

Format string vulnerability in the permitted function of GNOME libgtop_daemon in libgtop 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an argument that contains format spec…

2001-11-26
Medium

CVE-2001-0920

Format string vulnerability in auto nice daemon (AND) 1.0.4 and earlier allows a local user to possibly execute arbitrary code via a process name containing a format string.

2001-11-22
High

CVE-2001-0913

Format string vulnerability in Network Solutions Rwhoisd 1.5.7.2 and earlier, when using syslog, allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a rwhois request tha…

2001-11-21
High

CVE-2001-0915

Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the check argument of a shell definition.

2001-11-02
High

CVE-2001-1129

Format string vulnerabilities in (1) _probuild, (2) _dbutil, (3) _mprosrv, (4) _mprshut, (5) _proapsv, (6) _progres, (7) _proutil, (8) _rfutil and (9) prolib in Progress database 9.1C allows a local…

2001-10-30
Critical

CVE-2001-0717

Format string vulnerability in ToolTalk database server rpc.ttdbserverd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers that are passed to the syslog function.

2001-10-18
Medium

CVE-2001-0740

3COM OfficeConnect 812 and 840 ADSL Router 4.2, running OCR812 router software 1.1.9 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string containing a large number of "…

Critical

CVE-2001-0789

Format string vulnerability in avpkeeper in Kaspersky KAV 3.5.135.2 for Sendmail allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed mail message.

High

CVE-2001-0792

Format string vulnerability in XChat 1.2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed nickname.

2001-09-23
High

CVE-2001-1034

Format string vulnerability in Hylafax on FreeBSD allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the -h hostname argument for (1) faxrm or (2) faxalter.

2001-09-20
High

CVE-2001-0690

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail…

2001-08-14
High

CVE-2001-0522

Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypte…

High

CVE-2001-0570

minicom 1.83.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via numerous format string attacks.

2001-08-02
Critical

CVE-2001-0609

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.

2001-07-26
High

CVE-2001-1022

Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string…

2001-07-17
High

CVE-2001-0974

Format string vulnerabilities in Oracle Internet Directory Server (LDAP) 2.1.1.x and 3.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.