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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0717 · published 30 October 2001

CVE-2001-0717: Tooltalk database server vulnerability

Tooltalk · Tooltalk Database Server

Format string vulnerability in ToolTalk database server rpc.ttdbserverd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers that are passed to the syslog function.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.7% · top 7.2%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in ToolTalk database server rpc.ttdbserverd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers that are passed to the syslog function.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2001-SCO.28/CSSA-2001-SCO.28.txt
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT0767U.shtml
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3584
http://securitytracker.com/id?1002479
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/212
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-27.html US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-002.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3382
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise98.php PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7069
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2001-SCO.28/CSSA-2001-SCO.28.txt
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT0767U.shtml
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3584
http://securitytracker.com/id?1002479
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/212
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-27.html US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-002.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3382
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise98.php PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7069

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0717), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.