CVE-2004-1946

N/A Unknown
Published: April 19, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue could be exploited remotely, or if Cherokee is running at escalated privileges. Therefore it might not be a vulnerability.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-03.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108249818308672&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-03.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

cherokee