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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-1946

Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.58%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue could be exploited remotely, or if Cherokee is running at escalated privileges. Therefore it might not be a vulnerability.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.58% probability · 46th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
cherokee/cherokee httpd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.