CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1469

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade SUS to version 2.0.6 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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