CVE-2004-1469 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-02-13

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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.

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.

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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Peter D. Gray Sus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-13T05:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2005-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1469

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:07:46.143

Link: CVE-2004-1469

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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