CVE-2004-1097
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17...
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2004-1097- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2004-1097- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1095 No score
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1095- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8r7-8362-fv6x No score
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17...
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
- Record
GHSA-m8r7-8362-fv6x- 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-2004-1097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Cherokee Httpd, published December 1, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.56%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.