CVE-2002-0176

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Published Jun 25, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The printf wrappers in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier do not properly handle argument indexing specifiers, which could allow attackers to exploit certain function calls through arguments that are not verified by libsafe.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:1.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:1.3.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.11:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0174	The printf wrappers in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier do not properly handle argument indexing specifiers, which could allow attackers to exploit certain function calls through arguments that are not verified by libsafe.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.468% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0070.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263121
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8594.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4327

History

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Subscriptions

Avaya Libsafe

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:42 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 25, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:42 AM
Reserved: Apr 15, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 22, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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