FKIE_CVE-2002-0175

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2002-04-22 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:56
Severity
Summary
libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier allows attackers to bypass protection against format string vulnerabilities via format strings that use the "'" and "I" characters, which are implemented in libc but not libsafe.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0070.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263121Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8593.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4326
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0070.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263121Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8593.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4326
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
avaya libsafe 1.3.4
avaya libsafe 1.3.8
avaya libsafe 2.0.2
avaya libsafe 2.0.5
avaya libsafe 2.0.9
avaya libsafe 2.0.10
avaya libsafe 2.0.11
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