CVE-2003-0074 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2003-02-05

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 4.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:plptools:plptools:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2003-0070	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.

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 0.0432.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104385772908969&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386699725019&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11193.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6715

History

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Subscriptions

Plptools Plptools

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-02-05T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.348Z

Reserved: 2003-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0074

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-02-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:01:28.033

Link: CVE-2003-0074

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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