CVE-2002-0412 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in TraceEvent function for ntop before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing format strings to be injected into calls to the syslog function, via (1) an HTTP GET request, (2) a user name in HTTP authentication, or (3) a password in HTTP authentication.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09035.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Luca Deri Subscribe	Ntop Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:luca_deri:ntop:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0409	Format string vulnerability in TraceEvent function for ntop before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing format strings to be injected into calls to the syslog function, via (1) an HTTP GET request, (2) a user name in HTTP authentication, or (3) a password in HTTP authentication.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0056.html
http://listmanager.unipi.it/pipermail/ntop-dev/2002-February/000489.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101854261030453&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101856541322245&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101908224609740&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/259642
http://snapshot.ntop.org/
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8347.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5307
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4225

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.439Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0412

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0412

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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