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CVE-2002-0501
Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version m5pre2 allows local users and possibly remote…
High7.2EPSS 1.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% 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 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 3516 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 4378 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=165094 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- posadis-logging-format-string(8653) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020327 Format String Bug in Posadis DNS Server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .