CVE-2003-1170

high

Description

Format string vulnerability in main.cpp in kpopup 0.9.1 and 0.9.5pre2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2003-1160

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8918

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342736

http://www.osvdb.org/3290

http://secunia.com/advisories/10105

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-12-31

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