CVE-2002-0851
N/A
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorISDN4LINUX
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.phpVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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