Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0851
CVE-2002-0851
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:isdn4linux:isdn4linux:3.1_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9811.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0068.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
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