HIGH
Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command
Published Jan 22, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.53%
Description
Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.53% 0.02525
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02525
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02525) | 84.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02525) | 82.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00921) | 74.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 70.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 68.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 65.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 64.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-013.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0004.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-061.php3?dis=7.1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1757 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5630 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-013.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0004.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-061.php3?dis=7.1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5630 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 24, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0947
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a