Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1562 (CCN-7317)

Assigned:2001-10-20
Published:2001-10-20
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1562

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SuSE-SA:2001:040

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-085

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-085
nvi -- Format string vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nvi-format-string(7317)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 20374
nvi Filename Processing Local Format String

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
3456

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3456
BSD Nvi Format String Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nvi-format-string(7317)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:bsd:nvi:1.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    bsd nvi 1.79
    debian debian linux 2.2