CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1170

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2003-1170 describes a format string vulnerability in main.cpp in versions 0.9.1 and 0.9.5pre2 of kpopup. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization includes the potential for system crashes and the execution of malicious code by local users, which could lead to data loss or security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update kpopup to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict system access for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in main.cpp in kpopup 0.9.1 and 0.9.5pre2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments.

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