HIGH
Format string vulnerability in the printlog function in log2mail before 0.2.5.2 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a logfile monitored by log2mail
Published Jun 8, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.74%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the printlog function in log2mail before 0.2.5.2 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a logfile monitored by log2mail.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
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
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.74% 0.04739
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04739
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.74% (0.04739) | 91.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.74% (0.04739) | 90.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.97% (0.08975) | 91.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.13% (0.13130) | 90.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.97% (0.08975) | 91.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.71% (0.11712) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.38% (0.04381) | 91.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://felinemenace.org/~jaguar/advisories/log2mail.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/6711 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11768 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-513 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10460 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16311 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://felinemenace.org/~jaguar/advisories/log2mail.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/6711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11768 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11769 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-513 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10460 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 8, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 6, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0450
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a