HIGH
Format string vulnerability in scsiopen.c of the cdrecord program in cdrtools 2.0 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the dev parameter
Published May 14, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
Format string vulnerability in scsiopen.c of the cdrecord program in cdrtools 2.0 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the dev parameter.
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.
1.06% 0.01059
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01059
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 63.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 59.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 29.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 79.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 77.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 56.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-2.01a14.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=54904 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105285564307225&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105286031812533&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:058 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0C2AAAC.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7565 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12007 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-2.01a14.tar.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=54904 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105285564307225&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105286031812533&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:058 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0C2AAAC.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7565 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12007 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 14, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 13, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0289
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a