HIGH
Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename
Published Jul 14, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename.
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.
0.40% 0.00397
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00397
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 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 25.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 24.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 43.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.41th | 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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100526142205694&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7317.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3456 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100526142205694&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-085 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7317.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3456 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 14, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 14, 2005
Link CVE-2001-1562
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a