Format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate.c for ez-ipupdate 3.0.10 through 3.0.11b8, when running in daemon mode with certain service types in use, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0980 is rated High Risk (73.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.82%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 1.58% | 3.82% | +2.24% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 7.24% | 1.58% | -5.66% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 7.24% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2004-0980 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ez-ipupdate), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0980 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-0980 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ez-ipupdate), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0980 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| angus_mackay | ez-ipupdate | 3.0.11b5 | cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| angus_mackay | ez-ipupdate | 3.0.11b8 | cpe:2.3:a:angus_mackay:ez-ipupdate:3.0.11b8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
| gentoo | linux | — | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |