Smsd in SMS Server Tools (SMStools) before 1.4.8 allows remote attackers to execute…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Smsd in SMS Server Tools (SMStools) before 1.4.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backquotes) in message text, as described with the term "string format vulnerability" by some sources.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03391 88th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stefan_frings:sms_server_tools:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.6 | Vulnerable | Stefan Frings |
| cpe:2.3:a:stefan_frings:sms_server_tools:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.7 | Vulnerable | Stefan Frings |
- cpe:2.3:a:stefan_frings:sms_server_tools:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Stefan Frings
- cpe:2.3:a:stefan_frings:sms_server_tools:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·Stefan Frings
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0437
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqgc-cq8p-69cp
References
More Stefan Frings Sms Server Tools vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00077 Format string vulnerability in the logging code of SMS Server Tools (smstools) 1.14.8 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2002-0437 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0437 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqgc-cq8p-69cp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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