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CVE-2004-0159

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0159 describes a format string vulnerability in hsftp version 1.11, affecting Samhain Labs hsftp. This flaw allows authenticated remote users to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted filenames containing format string characters during an "ls" command. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-23740) exists, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
9.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-23740 · Feb 23, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0902 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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-February/017737.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/15276
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-447
osvdb.org / 4029
securityfocus.com / bid/9715
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