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    CVE-2004-1946

    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.

    Published:Apr 19, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 10, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00084
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cherokee
    Product
    Cherokee Httpd

    Exploits

    http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-03.txthttp://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-03.txt

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High