CVE-2000-0947 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5.3-4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a10::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0934	Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00921.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-013.txt.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0004.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-061.php3?dis=7.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1757
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5630

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Cfengine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:31.982Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0947

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0947

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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