CVE-2004-2523 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.4% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.4% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openftpd | openftpd ftp server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenFTPd 0.30.1 - message system Remote Shell | 2004-08-04 |
| exploit-db | OpenFTPd 0.30.2 - Remote Overflow | 2004-08-03 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0350.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12174
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010823
- http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd
- http://www.osvdb.org/8261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16843
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0350.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12174
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010823
- http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd
- http://www.osvdb.org/8261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16843
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