CVE-2004-1097 describes a critical format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function within Cherokee HTTP server versions 0.4.17 and earlier, specifically when using PAM authentication. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into the URL. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog; however, it has garnered significant community discussion with over 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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.