CVE-2001-1562 Affecting nvi package, versions <1.79-16a.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-NVI-11762406
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed31 Dec 2001

Introduced: 31 Dec 2001

CVE-2001-1562  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 nvi to version 1.79-16a.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvi package and not the nvi package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1