CVE-2004-0159 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in hsftp 1.11 allows remote auth)
Format string vulnerability in hsftp 1.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via file names containing format string characters that are not properly handled when executing an "ls" command.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0159 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-03-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Format string vulnerability in hsftp 1.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via file names containing format string characters that are not properly handled when executing an "ls" command. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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