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A vulnerability has been found in Minicom 1.83.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
minicom 1.83.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via numerous format string attacks.
The weakness was released 08/14/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0570. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6498).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
05/03/2001 🔍08/14/2001 🔍
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07/07/2014 🔍
05/31/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0570 (🔍)
X-Force: 6498 - Minicom XModem format string attack
SecurityFocus: 2681 - Minicom XModem Format String Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/08/2014 00:59Updated: 05/31/2018 10:34
Changes: 07/08/2014 00:59 (42), 05/31/2018 10:34 (8)
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