HIGH
Format string vulnerability in super before 3.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root
Published Jun 23, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Format string vulnerability in super before 3.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 3.12
- 3.16
- 3.17
- 3.18
- 3.19
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
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.
0.43% 0.00429
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00429
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-522 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16458 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-522 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16458 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 23, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 18, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0579
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a