HIGH
Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs
Published Oct 25, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
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.
0.45% 0.00454
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00454
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 2, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 37.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 37.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.81th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100368233714229&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10174.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147587 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100368233714229&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10174.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147587 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 25, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 23, 2003
Link CVE-2001-1411
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a