FKIE_CVE-2004-0159

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-03-15 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:05
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017737.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/4029
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9715Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15276
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-447
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017737.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/4029
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9715Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15276
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-447
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
samhain_labs hsftp 1.4
samhain_labs hsftp 1.5
samhain_labs hsftp 1.6
samhain_labs hsftp 1.7
samhain_labs hsftp 1.9
samhain_labs hsftp 1.10
samhain_labs hsftp 1.11
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