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TI-2002-00796 Aliases CVE-2002-0819GHSA-chvf-766g-q4xq

Format string vulnerability in artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to…

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 artsd, when called by artswrapper, allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the -a argument, which results in an error message that is not properly handled in a call to the arts_fatal function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00355 29th 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:a:artsd:artsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableArtsd
  • cpe:2.3:a:artsd:artsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Artsd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0819
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chvf-766g-q4xq

References

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