Format string vulnerability in TraceEvent function for ntop before 2.1 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in TraceEvent function for ntop before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing format strings to be injected into calls to the syslog function, via (1) an HTTP GET request, (2) a user name in HTTP authentication, or (3) a password in HTTP authentication.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0417 90th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0412
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6f9-rfgm-p6mf
References
Other 7
- http://snapshot.ntop.org/
- 20020411 re: gobbles ntop alert
- http://listmanager.unipi.it/pipermail/ntop-dev/2002-February/000489.html
- 5307
- 20020417 segfault in ntop
- 20020304 [VulnWatch] [H20020304]: Remotely exploitable format string vulnerability in ntop
- 20020411 ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT
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Sources
- CVE-2002-0412 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0412 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6f9-rfgm-p6mf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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