CVE-2001-0570 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting minicom versions 1.83.1 and earlier, stemming from numerous format string vulnerabilities. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this flaw allows an unauthenticated local attacker to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.83.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:minicom:minicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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