HIGH
Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
Published Dec 31, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.50%
Description
Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.17.18
- 0.17.25
- 0.17.17_0.1.1
- 0.17.17_0.1.2
- 0.17.17_0.1.2
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.50% 0.05500
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05500
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 | 5.50% (0.05500) | 92.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.50% (0.05500) | 91.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05555) | 89.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.34% (0.08338) | 86.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05555) | 89.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.88% (0.02878) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 2.88% (0.02878) | 89.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 89.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13663 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-616 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/995038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18654 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13663 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-616 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/995038 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18654 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 31, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 2, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0998
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a