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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1471 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-1471: Cvs vulnerability

CCvs · Cvs

Format string vulnerability in wrapper.c in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16 allows remote attackers with CVSROOT commit access to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a wrapper line.

7.1 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.7% · top 5.6%
7.1CVSS 2.0 base score
7.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in wrapper.c in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16 allows remote attackers with CVSROOT commit access to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a wrapper line.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:14.cvs.asc Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html Vendor Advisory
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10499 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16365
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:14.cvs.asc Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html Vendor Advisory
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10499 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16365

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1471), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.