CVE-2001-0920 Code injection in n/a
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a format string vulnerability in the auto nice daemon via a crafted process name.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0920?
CVE-2001-0920 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in auto nice daemon (AND) 1.0.4 and earlier allows a local user to possibly execute arbitrary code via a process name containing a format string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0920?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Patrick Schemitz Autonice Daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2001-0920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2hq-4c3g-5vcx.