VulnerabilityModified
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, or (2) unknown vectors in unshar.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.99% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/sharutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11298Patch
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2155Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11093
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11298Patch
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2155Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11093
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.