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CVE-2001-1022

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1022 is a format string vulnerability in the pic utility of GNU groff (versions 1.16.1 and others) and jgroff (before 1.15). This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by injecting format string specifiers into the plot command. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21037) exists, and it has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.11aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21037 · Jun 23, 2001
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1144 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-1022Important

security flaw

Jul 27, 2001

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6918
debian.org / security/2001/dsa-072
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-107
osvdb.org / 1914
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/199706
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/3103
ExploitPatch