CVE-2003-0289

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in scsiopen.c of the cdrecord program in cdrtools 2.0 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the dev parameter.

Affected products

Cdrtools Cdrecord: 1.11, 2.0

References

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=54904
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105285564307225&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105286031812533&w=2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:058
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0C2AAAC.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7565
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12007
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=54904
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105285564307225&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105286031812533&w=2

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