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CVE-2004-0579

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-08-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in super before 3.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 3.0
• William Deich Super: 3.12, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-522
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16458
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-522
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16458

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