CVE-2004-1469 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in the log function in SUS 2.0.2, and other versions before 2.0.6, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument that is passed directly to syslog.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00126.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Peter D. Gray Subscribe	Sus Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:peter_d._gray:sus:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peter_d._gray:sus:2.0.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1463	Format string vulnerability in the log function in SUS 2.0.2, and other versions before 2.0.6, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument that is passed directly to syslog.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109517782910407&w=2
http://pdg.uow.edu.au/sus/CHANGES
http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-09-01
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-17.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11176
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17361

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-13T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:53:23.711Z

Reserved: 2005-02-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-1469

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-1469

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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