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CVE-2004-0980

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0980 describes a critical format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate versions 3.0.10 through 3.0.11b8. This flaw, present when the software operates in daemon mode with specific service types, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, including various distributions of Linux. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.11b5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.11b8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0382 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-November/028590.html
secunia.com / advisories/13167
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/18032
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-592
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-20.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/11657
PatchVendor Advisory