CVE-2004-1097

Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1097 is rated High Risk (71.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.10%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1097

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 2025-07-07 3.66% 4.10% +0.44%
2 2025-03-30 6.54% 3.66% -2.88%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.54% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1097

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1097

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1097

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2004-1097: 1 GLSA(s) (200411-02), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/cherokee); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-1097

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1097

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.4.17 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1097

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