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CVE-2001-0570

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

minicom 1.83.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via numerous format string attacks.

Affected products

• Minicom: through 1.83.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99014300904714&w=2
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-016.0.txt
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-067.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181922
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6498
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99014300904714&w=2
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-016.0.txt
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-067.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181922
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6498

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