CVE-2002-0501 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posad)
Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version m5pre2 allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings that are inserted into logging messages.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0501 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version m5pre2 allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings that are inserted into logging messages. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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