CVE-2002-0176

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0070.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263121Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8594.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4327
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0070.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263121Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8594.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-026.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4327

Timeline

Published: Apr 22, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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