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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…
Medium6.5EPSS 5.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.4% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (8)
- 20040803 EXPLOIT for Re: [VSA0402] OpenFTPD format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 12174 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1010823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- openftpd-ncftpformat-string(16843) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20040729 [VSA0402] OpenFTPD format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 8261 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 10830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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