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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0609 · published 2 August 2001

CVE-2001-0609: Infodrom cfingerd vulnerability

Infodrom · Cfingerd

Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply that is passed to the syslog function.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 18% · top 2.9% CWE-193 · CWE-193
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply that is passed to the syslog function.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html Broken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 Broken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0202.html Broken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2576 Broken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6364 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0609), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.