CVE-2003-0671

high

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2003-0665

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-2.txt

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a080703-1.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-08-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H