{
    "id": "CVE-2004-2523",
    "published": "2004-12-31 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:09:48",
    "cvss_score": "6.5",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.05402",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92441",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "openftpd",
            "product": "openftpd_ftp_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "373",
            "title": "OpenFTPd 0.30.1 - message system Remote Shell",
            "date": "2004-08-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/373"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "372",
            "title": "OpenFTPd 0.30.2 - Remote Overflow",
            "date": "2004-08-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/372"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}