CVE-2004-1469
Format string vulnerability in the log function in SUS 2.0.2, and other versions before 2.0.6,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-1469- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-1469- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1463 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mch4-wjp2-wj65 No score
Format string vulnerability in the log function in SUS 2.0.2, and other versions before 2.0.6,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mch4-wjp2-wj65- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1469 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Peter D. Gray Sus, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-09-01
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-17.xml
pdg.uow.edu.au/sus/CHANGES
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=109517782910407&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/11176
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17361
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1469
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mch4-wjp2-wj65