MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Aug 18, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.40%
Description
CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.40% 0.02400
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02400
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02400) | 83.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02400) | 81.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 4.06% (0.04063) | 88.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03024) | 86.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.74% (0.04739) | 88.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.08% (0.07077) | 85.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.74% (0.04739) | 88.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.96% (0.03955) | 91.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.55% (0.05551) | 93.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 4.82% (0.04817) | 92.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 95.67% (0.95670) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.76% (0.95762) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10955 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0778 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617282 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17001 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0778
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0778
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 18, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 11, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0778
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a