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CVE-2004-0074

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.04.6MediumEPSS percentile61st1.0% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

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What it is

From the CVE record

Multiple buffer overflows in xsok 1.02 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a long LANG environment variable, or (2) a long -xsokdir command line argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0949.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS61st
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 61st percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

A public exploit existed 40 days before the patch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Public exploit / PoCsource: other
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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

Scored 4.6 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector LocalRequires local access
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
  • Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
  • Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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