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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.html CVE-2002-0851
ISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (1)
Record summary
CVE-2002-0851 has a selected CVSS score of 7.2; EIP currently links 2 catalogued exploits.
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.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Available material
- Catalogued exploits
- 2
Proofs of concept
2Catalogued exploits
ExploitDBISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (1)ExploitDB exploitby Gobbles SecurityNot analyzed1 file
ExploitDBISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (2)ExploitDB exploitby TESO SecurityNot analyzed1 file
References
4isdn4linux-ipppd-format-string(9811)vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.php 5437vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0851