CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1097

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to server compromise or service disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Cherokee to a version later than 0.4.17, which fixes this vulnerability, and to avoid using auth_pam in older versions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS