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CVE-2002-0501

Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version m5pre2...

7.2 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.27%Down 4.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2002-0501
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2002-0501
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0497No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2002-0497
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqvh-9hmr-92p2No score

Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version m5pre2...

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.

Record
GHSA-gqvh-9hmr-92p2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2002-0501 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Posadis, published August 12, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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