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CVE-2002-0176
The printf wrappers in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier do not properly handle argument indexing specifiers, which could allow attackers to…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.47%
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Description
The printf wrappers in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier do not properly handle argument indexing specifiers, which could allow attackers to exploit certain function calls through arguments that are not verified by libsafe.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20020320 [VulnWatch] Bypassing libsafe format string protection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- libsafe-argnum-protection-bypass(8594) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020320 Bypassing libsafe format string protection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4327 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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