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CVE-2002-0819 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswra)

Format string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the -a argument, which results in an error message that is not properly handled in a call to the arts_fatal function.

CVE IDCVE-2002-0819
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the -a argument, which results in an error message that is not properly handled in a call to the arts_fatal function.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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