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CVE-2002-0851

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2002-09-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in ISDN Point to Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (ipppd) in the ISDN4Linux (i4l) package allows local users to gain root privileges via format strings in the device name command line argument, which is not properly handled in a call to syslog.

Affected Platforms

Isdn4Linux Isdn4Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References