CVE-2004-0536

Format string vulnerability in Tripwire commercial 4.0.1 and earlier, including 2.4, and open...

7.2 HighFix available

Format string vulnerability in Tripwire commercial 4.0.1 and earlier, including 2.4, and open source 2.3.1 and earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a file name, which is used in the generation of an email report.

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2004-0536
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-0536
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0535 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-0535
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwfg-grx5-fq38 No score

Format string vulnerability in Tripwire commercial 4.0.1 and earlier, including 2.4, and open...

Record: GHSA-wwfg-grx5-fq38
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2004-0536
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0536 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0536
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tripwire

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`tripwire` Debian:12	before 2.3.1.2.0-2.1	2.3.1.2.0-2.1
`tripwire` Debian:13	before 2.3.1.2.0-2.1	2.3.1.2.0-2.1
`tripwire` Debian:14	before 2.3.1.2.0-2.1	2.3.1.2.0-2.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0536 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Tripwire, published June 8, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in tripwire 2.3.1.2.0-2.1.