CVE-2003-0289

HIGH 7.2CVE-2003-0289 · Published 16/06/2003 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2003-0289 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting cdrecord (cdrtools).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 64.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
cdrecord cdrtools	`= 1.11= 2.0`	No fix yet

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.

References

ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-2.01a14.tar.gz
forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php
marc.info
marc.info
mandriva.com/security/advisories
securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0C2AAAC.html
securityfocus.com/bid/7565 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12007

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