Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via auth_pam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05563 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.5 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.6 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.5 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.6 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.7 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.6 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
| cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.8 | Vulnerable | Cherokee |
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.5 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.6 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.7 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
- cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.8 Vulnerable ·Cherokee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8r7-8362-fv6x
References
More Cherokee Httpd vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-01384 Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2001-01385 Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-01627 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2009-03708 Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-02043 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee before 0.4.8 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2003-01100 connection.c in Cherokee web server before 0.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2004-1097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8r7-8362-fv6x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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