CVE-2004-1946

Published May 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue could be exploited remotely, or if Cherokee is running at escalated privileges. Therefore it might not be a vulnerability.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-1938 Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue could be exploited remotely, or if Cherokee is running at escalated privileges. Therefore it might not be a vulnerability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM
Reserved
May 4, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 19, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM