CVE-2002-0176 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The printf wrappers in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier do not pro)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0176 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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