CVE-2004-2523

Public Exploit

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.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.87% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0017.html	mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/12174	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010823	exploit vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16843	vdb entry
http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0350.html	mailing list patch
http://www.osvdb.org/8261	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10830	exploit vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2523?: CVE-2004-2523 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2523?: To fix CVE-2004-2523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2523 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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