Upstream information

CVE-2004-0623 at MITRE

Description

Format string vulnerability in misc.c in GNU GNATS 4.00 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that gets logged by syslog.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 10
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 57666 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:54:23 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:35 2025