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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-2523

Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in msg.c) in OpenFTPD 0.30.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message argument.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 5.40%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in msg.c) in OpenFTPD 0.30.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message argument.

CVSS 2.0
6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
5.40% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
openftpd/openftpd ftp server
Source
cve@mitre.org

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