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CVE-2004-1917

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-1917 describes a format string vulnerability in the test_func_func function of LCDProc versions 0.4.1 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into the 'str' variable. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lcdproc:lcdproc:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lcdproc:lcdproc:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4.1_r1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lcdproc:lcdproc:0.4.1_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lcdproc:lcdproc:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lcdproc:lcdproc:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0406 is in the 82nd 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

gentoopatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.omnipotent.net / pipermail/lcdproc/2004-April/008884.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/11333
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200404-19.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/15817
securityfocus.com / bid/10085
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory