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TI-2001-01510 Aliases CVE-2001-1562GHSA-7jv7-g8h7-56pp

Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00397 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:bsd:nvi:1.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.79VulnerableBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsd:nvi:1.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.79 Vulnerable ·BSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1562
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jv7-g8h7-56pp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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