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CWE-134

394 CVEs • Abstraction: Base • Likelihood of Exploit: High

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

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1Ghs
1Integrity Rtos
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 26, 2019
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
An issue was discovered in handler_ipcom_shell_pwd in the Interpeak IPCOMShell TELNET server on Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS 5.0.4. When using the pwd command, the current working directory path is used as the first argume...Show more
An issue was discovered in handler_ipcom_shell_pwd in the Interpeak IPCOMShell TELNET server on Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS 5.0.4. When using the pwd command, the current working directory path is used as the first argument to printf() without a proper check. An attacker may thus forge a path containing format string modifiers to get a custom format string evaluated. This results in an information leak of memory addresses.Show less
1Ghs
1Integrity Rtos
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 26, 2019
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
An issue was discovered in the Interpeak IPCOMShell TELNET server on Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS 5.0.4. The undocumented shell command "prompt" sets the (user controlled) shell's prompt value, which is used as a format st...Show more
An issue was discovered in the Interpeak IPCOMShell TELNET server on Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS 5.0.4. The undocumented shell command "prompt" sets the (user controlled) shell's prompt value, which is used as a format string input to printf, resulting in an information leak of memory addresses.Show less
1Fortinet
1Fortios
Nov 21, 2024
Feb 8, 2019
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
A format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SSH username variable.
3Debian
GlusterRedhat
5Debian Linux
Enterprise Linux ServerGlusterfs+2 more
Nov 21, 2024
Oct 31, 2018
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.0 MEDIUM· v2
It was found that usage of snprintf function in feature/locks translator of glusterfs server 3.8.4, as shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage, was vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote, authenticated attacker coul...Show more
It was found that usage of snprintf function in feature/locks translator of glusterfs server 3.8.4, as shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage, was vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause remote denial of service.Show less
2Canonical
Freedesktop
2Ubuntu Linux
Udisks
Nov 21, 2024
Sep 22, 2018
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
UDisks 2.8.0 has a format string vulnerability in udisks_log in udiskslogging.c, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information (stack contents), cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly have unspec...Show more
UDisks 2.8.0 has a format string vulnerability in udisks_log in udiskslogging.c, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information (stack contents), cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed filesystem label, as demonstrated by %d or %n substrings.Show less
1Jhead Project
1Jhead
Nov 21, 2024
Sep 16, 2018
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between floa...Show more
The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.Show less
1Pulsesecure
1Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Nov 21, 2024
Sep 6, 2018
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) 5.3RX before 5.3R5 and 9.0R1 has a Format String Vulnerability.
1Philips
5Pagewriter Tc10 Firmware
Pagewriter Tc20 FirmwarePagewriter Tc30 Firmware+2 more
Nov 21, 2024
Aug 22, 2018
N/A· v4
3.7 LOW· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
In Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, TC70 Cardiographs, all versions prior to May 2018, the PageWriter device does not sanitize data entered by user. This can lead to buffer overflow or format string vulnerabili...Show more
In Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, TC70 Cardiographs, all versions prior to May 2018, the PageWriter device does not sanitize data entered by user. This can lead to buffer overflow or format string vulnerabilities.Show less
2Ceph
Debian
2Ceph
Debian Linux
Nov 21, 2024
Jul 27, 2018
N/A· v4
4.4 MEDIUM· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
In Ceph, a format string flaw was found in the way libradosstriper parses input from user. A user could crash an application or service using the libradosstriper library.
1Ibm
1Db2
Nov 21, 2024
Jul 10, 2018
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code due to a format string error. IBM X-Force ID: 143023.
1Ui
1Edgeswitch Firmware
Nov 21, 2024
Jun 20, 2018
N/A· v4
7.2 HIGH· v3
9.0 HIGH· v2
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an externally controlled format-string vulnerability due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater...Show more
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an externally controlled format-string vulnerability due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater than administrators themselves are allowed. An attacker with access to an admin account could escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary code.Show less
1Secure Compare Project
1Secure Compare
Nov 21, 2024
May 31, 2018
N/A· v4
5.3 MEDIUM· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
secure-compare 3.0.0 and below do not actually compare two strings properly. compare was actually comparing the first argument with itself, meaning the check passed for any two strings of the same length.
4Canonical
DebianRedhat+1 more
4Debian Linux
Enterprise LinuxRuby+1 more
Jun 17, 2026
Apr 3, 2018
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, an attacker controlling the unpacking format (similar to format string vulnerabilities) can trigger a buffer under-re...Show more
In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, an attacker controlling the unpacking format (similar to format string vulnerabilities) can trigger a buffer under-read in the String#unpack method, resulting in a massive and controlled information disclosure.Show less
1Cisco
3Ios
Ios XeIos Xr
Jan 14, 2026
Mar 28, 2018
N/A· v4
8.0 HIGH· v3
7.9 HIGH· v2
Format String vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denia...Show more
Format String vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd73664.Show less
1Openvpn
1Openvpn
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 16, 2018
N/A· v4
9.1 CRITICAL· v3
6.4 MEDIUM· v2
A cross-protocol scripting issue was discovered in the management interface in OpenVPN through 2.4.5. When this interface is enabled over TCP without a password, and when no other clients are connected to this interface,...Show more
A cross-protocol scripting issue was discovered in the management interface in OpenVPN through 2.4.5. When this interface is enabled over TCP without a password, and when no other clients are connected to this interface, attackers can execute arbitrary management commands, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (SIGTERM) by triggering XMLHttpRequest actions in a web browser. This is demonstrated by a multipart/form-data POST to http://localhost:23000 with a "signal SIGTERM" command in a TEXTAREA element. NOTE: The vendor disputes that this is a vulnerability. They state that this is the result of improper configuration of the OpenVPN instance rather than an intrinsic vulnerability, and now more explicitly warn against such configurations in both the management-interface documentation, and with a runtime warningShow less
1Shapeshift
1Keepkey Firmware
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 14, 2018
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
Format String vulnerability in KeepKey version 4.0.0 allows attackers to trigger information display (of information that should not be accessible), related to text containing characters that the device's font lacks.
1Huawei
1Vp9660 Firmware
Nov 21, 2024
Mar 5, 2018
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 has a uncontrolled format string vulnerability when the license module output the log information. An authenticated local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
1Fmt
1Fmt
Nov 21, 2024
Feb 9, 2018
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
fmtlib version prior to version 4.1.0 (before commit 0555cea5fc0bf890afe0071a558e44625a34ba85) contains a Memory corruption (SIGSEGV), CWE-134 vulnerability in fmt::print() library function that can result in Denial of S...Show more
fmtlib version prior to version 4.1.0 (before commit 0555cea5fc0bf890afe0071a558e44625a34ba85) contains a Memory corruption (SIGSEGV), CWE-134 vulnerability in fmt::print() library function that can result in Denial of Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specifying an invalid format specifier in the fmt::print() function results in a SIGSEGV (memory corruption, invalid write). This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 8cf30aa2be256eba07bb1cefb998c52326e846e7.Show less
1Puppet
1Puppet Enterprise
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 9, 2018
N/A· v4
8.0 HIGH· v3
6.0 MEDIUM· v2
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the aff...Show more
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the affected modules, if you are not using puppet tasks you are not affected by this vulnerability.Show less
1Claymore Dual Miner Project
1Claymore Dual Miner
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 2, 2018
N/A· v4
9.1 CRITICAL· v3
6.4 MEDIUM· v2
The remote management interface in Claymore Dual Miner 10.5 and earlier is vulnerable to an unauthenticated format string vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to read memory or cause a denial of service.