01 Record
CVE-2004-0159
Format string vulnerability in hsftp 1.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via file names containing format string characters that are
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Format string vulnerability in hsftp 1.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via file names containing format string characters that are
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 9.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-02-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ee3d6fe10a9ae40c4517e32bec51f08283b541179c2caceef14f4a67b3a34155
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.osvdb.org4029http://www.osvdb.org/4029
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhsftp-format-string(15276)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15276
- www.securityfocus.com9715http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9715
- lists.grok.org.uk20040223 Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 447-1] New hsftp packages fix format string vulnerabilityhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017737.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-447https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-447