FKIE_CVE-2002-0176

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2002-04-22 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:56
Severity
Summary
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.
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/8594.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4327
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/8594.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/4327
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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