CVE-2004-0623 Other in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0623 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-0623 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2004. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0623/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0623/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in GNU GNATS logging mechanisms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0623?
CVE-2004-0623 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2004. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in misc.c in GNU GNATS 4.00 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that gets logged by syslog.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Gnats.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0623?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2004-0623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-590-1, GHSA-694j-gvq7-rqg6.