CVE-2002-0501 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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 inserted into logging messages.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:m5pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0497	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 inserted into logging messages.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00879.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264450
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=165094
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8653.php
http://www.osvdb.org/3516
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4378

History

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Subscriptions

Posadis Posadis

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.672Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0501

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:57:34.007

Link: CVE-2002-0501

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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