CVE-2004-1097: Critical severity Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD vulnerability

Published Dec 1, 2004
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Updated

Format string vulnerability in the cherokeeloggerncsawritestring function in Cherokee 0.4.17 and earlier, when authenticating via authpam, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the URL.

Affected Software

11 affected components
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.1
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.1.5
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.1.6
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.2
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.2.5
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.2.6
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.2.7
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.4.6
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.4.7
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.4.8
Cherokee Cherokee HTTPD=0.4.17

Event History

Dec 1, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1097?

CVE-2004-1097 is classified as a high severity vulnerability that can lead to denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-1097?

To fix CVE-2004-1097, upgrade Cherokee to a version later than 0.4.17.

3

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2004-1097?

CVE-2004-1097 can be exploited by remote attackers using format string specifiers in the URL to crash the application or execute arbitrary code.

4

Which versions of Cherokee are affected by CVE-2004-1097?

CVE-2004-1097 affects Cherokee versions 0.4.17 and earlier, as well as other specific older versions.

5

What component of Cherokee is vulnerable in CVE-2004-1097?

The vulnerability in CVE-2004-1097 is located in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string function when using auth_pam for authentication.

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