CVE-2003-0671

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in tcpflow, when used in a setuid context, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the device name argument, as demonstrated in Sustworks IPNetSentryX and IPNetMonitorX the setuid program RunTCPFlow.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

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

References

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-1.txtExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-2.txt
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-1.txtExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-2.txt

Timeline

Published: Aug 27, 2003
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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