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CVE-2001-0609
Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed…
Critical9.8EPSS 18.2%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.2% · top 2.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 2576 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010411 CFINGERD remote vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- cfingerd-remote-format-string(6364) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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