7.5high

CVE-2004-1773

Multiple buffer overflows in sharutils 4.2.1 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) long output from wc to shar,…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in sharutils 4.2.1 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) long output from wc to shar, or (2) unknown vectors in unshar.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • bugzilla.fedora.us /show_bug.cgi?id=2155 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200410-01.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/11298 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11093 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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