CVE-2004-0159

Exp

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 not properly handled when executing an "ls" command.

Published: 2004-03-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0159 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.02%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0159

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23740 exploit_db edb 2004-02-23 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0159

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.29% 9.02% -1.26%
2 2025-03-30 19.07% 10.29% -8.78%
3 2025-03-29 — 19.07% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0159

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0159

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0159

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
samhain_labs hsftp 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs hsftp 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs hsftp 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs hsftp 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs hsftp 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs hsftp 1.10 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs hsftp 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:hsftp:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0159

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