Name: CVE-2004-0992: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2004-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2004-0992, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.04588

Format string vulnerability in the -a option (daemon mode) in Proxytunnel before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid proxy answer.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade proxytunnel	Dec 10, 2025	Nov 15, 2004
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-misc/proxytunnel.	Oct 30, 2017	Mar 1, 2005

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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