Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1946
CVE-2004-1946
Description
Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web Server 0.4.16 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -C command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue could be exploited remotely, or if Cherokee is running at escalated privileges. Therefore it might not be a vulnerability.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=0.4.16
Patches
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References
3- www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-03.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15924nvd
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