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CVE-2001-0218: Martin Stover Mars Nwe: Command injection

CVE-2001-0218 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Martin Stover Mars Nwe. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Format string vulnerability in mars_nwe 0.99.pl19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Martin Stover Mars Nwe: 0.99_pl19

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