MEDIUM
Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument
Published Apr 2, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.59%
Description
Format string vulnerability in TrACESroute 6.0 GOLD (aka NANOG traceroute) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -T (terminator) command line argument.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.59% 0.00588
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00588
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 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 46.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 43.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 30.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0040.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0254.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102737546927749&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102753136231920&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9291.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2000_041_traceroute_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4956 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0040.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0254.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102737546927749&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102753136231920&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9291.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2000_041_traceroute_txt.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4956 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 30, 2002
Link CVE-2002-1051
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a