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Status published
Medium
CVE-2004-2523
Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12174
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010823
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16843
- http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0350.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/8261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10830
Affected Vendor
openftpd
View all reports →Affected Software
openftpd ftp server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.29.4, 0.30, 0.30.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 25th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.