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CVE-2004-1373· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Format string vulnerability in SHOUTcast 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrar

Format string vulnerability in SHOUTcast 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a content URL, as demonstrated in the filename portion of a .mp3 file.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Dec 23, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
70.1% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

51

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
21 / 30 · 70.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
nullsoftshoutcast server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nullsoft shoutcast server1.9.4

Same product

nullsoft: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-3534Directory traversal vulnerability in Nullsoft SHOUTcast DSP before 1.9.6 filters directory traversal sequences before decoding, which allows
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2002-0907Buffer overflow in SHOUTcast 1.8.9 and other versions before 1.8.12 allows a remote authenticated DJ to execute arbitrary code on the server
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2002-0199Buffer overflow in admin.cgi for Nullsoft Shoutcast Server 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute a
    31Monitor
  • CVE-1999-1561Nullsoft SHOUTcast server stores the administrative password in plaintext in a configuration file (sc_serv.conf), which could allow a local
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2001-1304Buffer overflow in SHOUTcast Server 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via several HTTP requests with a long
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2007-1229Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Nullsoft ShoutcastServer 1.9.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTM
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×3

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2004-12-23
Exploit-DB entryremote2005-02-19
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-04-30
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/http/shoutcast_formatSHOUTcast DNAS/win32 1.9.4 File Request Format String Overflowexploit2004-12-23

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoCsame day
  2. Metasploitsame day
  3. Published
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+7951 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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