CVE-2002-0851 | BDVDB-2026-5294 Detail

Description#

Format string vulnerability in ISDN Point to Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (ipppd) in the ISDN4Linux (i4l) package allows local users to gain root privileges via format strings in the device name command line argument, which is not properly handled in a call to syslog.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.php
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12003-04-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.