VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0409
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.96% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xchat/xchat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://mail.nl.linux.org/xchat-announce/2004-04/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-15.xml
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_123013
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-177.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-585.html
- http://www.xchat.org/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11312
- https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-493
- http://mail.nl.linux.org/xchat-announce/2004-04/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-15.xml
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_123013
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-177.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-585.html
- http://www.xchat.org/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11312
- https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-493
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.