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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0510

Multiple buffer overflows in MMDF on OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7, and possibly other operating systems, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated via the execmail program.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.48%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in MMDF on OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7, and possibly other operating systems, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated via the execmail program.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.48% probability · 74th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 October 2004
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
sco/openserver
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.48%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-602source ↗SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 - MMDF deliver Privilege Escalationsco · Ramon de C Vallelocal26 October 2004yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.