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TI-2004-01819 Aliases CVE-2004-1946GHSA-gc27-423v-4x5r

Format string vulnerability in the PRINT_ERROR function in common.c for Cherokee Web…

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00577 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.16VulnerableCherokee
  • cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.16 Vulnerable ·Cherokee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1946
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gc27-423v-4x5r

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2004-00994 Format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function in Cherokee… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • 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
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Sources

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