CVE-2001-0281 — Format string vulnerability in DbgPrint function, used in debug messages for some Windows NT drivers (possibly when called through DebugMessage), may allow local users to gain privileges

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HIGH

Format string vulnerability in DbgPrint function, used in debug messages for some Windows NT drivers (possibly when called through DebugMessage), may allow local users to gain privileges

Published Apr 4, 2001

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 4.79%

Description

Format string vulnerability in DbgPrint function, used in debug messages for some Windows NT drivers (possibly when called through DebugMessage), may allow local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.79% 0.04795

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.04795

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.79% (0.04795)	91.66th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.79% (0.04795)	90.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.55% (0.00547)	65.86th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	11.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	9.51th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.47% (0.01468)	73.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 2, 2023	1.47% (0.01468)	73.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.47% (0.01468)	71.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.47% (0.01468)	50.56th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0379.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0379.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 4, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Apr 4, 2001

Link CVE-2001-0281

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2001-0281

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2001-0281