CVE-2004-2523
Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in msg.c) in OpenFTPD 0.30.2...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-2523- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-2523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2514 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2514- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gj2-q7q5-28j5 No score
Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in msg.c) in OpenFTPD 0.30.2...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7gj2-q7q5-28j5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OpenFTPd 0.30.2 - Remote Overflow | 2004-08-03 |
| Exploit-DB | OpenFTPd 0.30.1 - message system Remote Shell | 2004-08-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2523 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openftpd Ftp Server, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.40%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.