Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0927 (CCN-7608)

Assigned:2001-11-27
Published:2001-11-27
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Format string vulnerability in the permitted function of GNOME libgtop_daemon in libgtop 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an argument that contains format specifiers that are passed into the (1) syslog_message and (2) syslog_io_message functions.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: GNOME FTP site
pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libgtop/

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libgtop/libgtop-1.0.13.tar.gz

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 27 2001 - 01:07:48 CST
[CERT-intexxia] libgtop_daemon Remote Format String Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0927

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20011127 [CERT-intexxia] libgtop_daemon Remote Format String Vulnerability

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-098

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-098
libgtop -- format string vulnerability and buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13993
GNOME libgtop permitted Function Format String

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3586
GNOME libgtop_daemon Remote Format String Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libgtop-format-string(7608)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:libgtop_daemon:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnome:libgtop_daemon:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnome:libgtop_daemon:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnome:libgtop_daemon:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:libgtop_daemon:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:98
    V
    format string vulnerability and buffer overflow
    2002-01-09
    BACK
    gnome libgtop daemon 1.0.6
    gnome libgtop daemon 1.0.7
    gnome libgtop daemon 1.0.9
    gnome libgtop daemon 1.0.12
    gnome libgtop daemon 1.0.12
    debian debian linux 2.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 1.0.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 8.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 8.1