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CVE-2001-1022

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-07-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the plot command.

Affected products

• GNU Groff: 1.10, 1.11, 1.11a, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16.1
• Jgroff: all versions

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000428
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-072
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-107
• http://www.osvdb.org/1914
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199706
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3103
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6918
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000428
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-072
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-107
• http://www.osvdb.org/1914

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