CVE-2002-0175 describes a bypass vulnerability in libsafe 2.0-11 and earlier, affecting Avaya libsafe. Attackers can circumvent libsafe's format string vulnerability protection by utilizing specific format string characters ("'" and "I") implemented in libc but not adequately handled by libsafe. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avaya:libsafe:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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