CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0947

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2000-0947 is a format string vulnerability in the cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before version 1.6.0a11, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access and execution of malicious code on the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update GNU CFEngine to version 1.6.0a11 or later to mitigate this security vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS