Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0609

Description

Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply that is passed to the syslog function.

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Affected products

Infodrom/Cfingerd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.3
- (no CPE)range: <=1.4.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576nvdBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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