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CVE-2004-2523
Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in msg.c) in OpenFTPD 0.30.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message argument.
Published: Dec 31, 2004
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| openftpd | openftpd_ftp_server | * |
| openftpd | openftpd_ftp_server | 0.29.4 |
| openftpd | openftpd_ftp_server | 0.30 |
| openftpd | openftpd_ftp_server | 0.30.1 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-7gj2-q7q5-28j5
Format string vulnerability in the msg command (cat_message function in msg.c) in OpenFTPD 0.30.2...
References (16)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0350.html Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0017.html Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12174 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010823 Exploit, Patch
- http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd
- http://www.osvdb.org/8261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10830 Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16843
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0350.html Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0017.html Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12174 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010823 Exploit, Patch
- http://www.openftpd.org:9673/openftpd
- http://www.osvdb.org/8261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10830 Exploit, Patch
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
6.5 / 10
EPSS Score
5.40%
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
27.6 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub