CVE-2002-0851

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.

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 5, 2002

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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