CVE-2004-2026

Pound <= 1.5 - Remote Code Execution via Format String in Logmsg Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2026. PoCs published by Nilanjan De.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a remote format string vulnerability in APSIS Pound <=1.5, allowing arbitrary code execution via crafted requests. It includes shellcode for a fork+portbind shell on port 31337 and supports both local and remote exploitation.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the logmsg function in svc.c for Pound 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in syslog messages.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nilanjan De · cremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24079

This exploit targets a remote format string vulnerability in APSIS Pound <=1.5, allowing arbitrary code execution via crafted requests. It includes shellcode for a fork+portbind shell on port 31337 and supports both local and remote exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: APSIS Pound <=1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Pound running on port 8888 (default)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010034
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11528
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/5746
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16033
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-08.xml
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10267

Scores

EPSS 0.0664
EPSS Percentile 93.0%

Details

Status published
Products (6)
apsis/pound 1.0
apsis/pound 1.1
apsis/pound 1.2
apsis/pound 1.3
apsis/pound 1.4
apsis/pound 1.5
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026