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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-1260

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) write_heading function in subs.cpp or (2) trim_title function in parse.cpp for abctab2ps 1.6.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC files.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 11.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) write_heading function in subs.cpp or (2) trim_title function in parse.cpp for abctab2ps 1.6.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC files.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
11.19% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 December 2004
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
abctab2ps/abctab2ps
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 11.19%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 11.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

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-25029source ↗abctab2ps 1.6.3 - 'Trim_Title' '.ABC' File Remote Buffer Overflowwindows · Limin Wangremote15 December 2004yes
EDB-25027source ↗abctab2ps 1.6.3 - 'Write_Heading' '.ABC' Remote Buffer Overflowwindows · Limin Wangremote15 December 2004yes

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