Executive Summary

Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply that is passed to the syslog function.

Why It Matters

CVE-2001-0609 is rated CRITICAL severity, requiring immediate attention from security teams.

CVSS Base Score: 9.8/10

Affected Technologies

Vendors: infodrom

Products: cfingerd

🛡️What Defenders Should Check

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References & Sources

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364

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Affected Products

cfingerd

Sources

NVD / NIST

critical

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Critical Vulnerability: CVE-2001-0609 — infodrom — cfingerd