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CVE-2004-0623

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• GNU Gnats: 3.0_02, 3.2, 3.14b, 3.113, 3.113.1, 3.113.1.6 (+1)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108820000823191&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10609
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16517
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108820000823191&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10609
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16517

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