CVE-2002-0851 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting a format string vulnerability in the ISDN PPP daemon's device name argument.
- 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-2002-0851?
CVE-2002-0851 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in ISDN Point to Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (ipppd) in the ISDN4Linux (i4l) package allows local users to gain root privileges via format strings in the device name command line argument, which is not properly handled in a call to syslog.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Isdn4linux Isdn4linux.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0851 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0851 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx52-4cmh-xrv5.