CVE-2004-2159
Multiple buffer overflows in XMLStarlet Command Line XML Toolkit 0.9.3 have unknown impact and attack vectors via (1) xml_elem.c and (2) xml_select.c.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in XMLStarlet Command Line XML Toolkit 0.9.3 have unknown impact and attack vectors via (1) xml_elem.c and (2) xml_select.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xmlstarlet/command line xml toolkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% 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.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011496Patch
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=268962Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/10074Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11270Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17580
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011496Patch
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=268962Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/10074Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11270Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17580
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.