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CVE-2001-1022
Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass…
High7.5EPSS 11.4%
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Description
Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the plot command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.4% · top 4.0% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- CLA-2001:428 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- DSA-107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- linux-groff-format-string(6918) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 1914 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20010727 ADV/EXP:pic/lpd remote exploit - RH 7.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .