CVE-2004-1097
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.56% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cherokee/cherokee httpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67667
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-02.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11574Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17934
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67667
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-02.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11574Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17934
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.