CVE-2001-0609 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 18.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 18.24% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-193 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-08-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| infodrom | cfingerd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | cfingerd 1.4 - Format String (2) | 2001-04-16 |
| exploit-db | cfingerd 1.4 - Format String (1) | 2001-04-11 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364
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