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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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 records are not available for this CVE.