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CVE-2004-1946

Published: May 10, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue could be exploited remotely, or if Cherokee is running at escalated privileges. Therefore it might not be a vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

cherokee httpdcherokee
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
n/an/a
cherokeeoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka cherokee httpd, cherokee web server

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108249818308672&w=2
marc.info
http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-03.txt
nosystem.com.ar
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15924
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Timeline

Published
May 10, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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