CVE-2004-0159

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Samhain Labs Hsftp: 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10 (+1)

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017737.html
http://www.osvdb.org/4029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9715
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15276
https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-447
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017737.html
http://www.osvdb.org/4029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9715
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15276
https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-447

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