CVE-2001-1022

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the plot command.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.22% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000428	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-107	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6918	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3103	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-072	patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1914	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199706	mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1022?: CVE-2001-1022 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1022?: To fix CVE-2001-1022, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1022 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1022 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.