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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0451

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the (1) logquit, (2) logerr, or (3) loginfo functions in Software Upgrade Protocol (SUP) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in messages that are logged by syslog.

Products
sup
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.8-11
CVEs
CVE-2004-0451
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0451

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Dec 2004, 05:00 UTC

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the (1) logquit, (2) logerr, or (3) loginfo functions in Software Upgrade Protocol (SUP) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in messages that are logged by syslog.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0451

sup

Fixed versions: 1.8-11

sup

Fixed versions: 1.8-11

sup

Fixed versions: 1.8-11

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0451",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:29.165475813Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 393919,
  "published_at": "2004-12-06T05:00:00+00:00"
}