CVE-2004-0623 describes a critical format string vulnerability in GNU GNATS 4.00, specifically within the misc.c component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into data that is subsequently logged by syslog. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:3.0_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.14bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:3.14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.113CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:3.113:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.113.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:3.113.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.