CRITICAL
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
Published Jul 27, 2001
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 18.23%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
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.
18.23% 0.18235
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18235
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.23% (0.18235) | 97.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.23% (0.18235) | 96.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.91% (0.09910) | 92.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.51% (0.20509) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 9.91% (0.09910) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 26.10% (0.26100) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 28.45% (0.28449) | 96.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01280) | 86.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01280) | 85.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 27, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0609
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a