HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code in file before 4.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file
Published Dec 22, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.40%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code in file before 4.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.8
- 4.9
- 4.10
- 4.11
Configuration 2
OR
- n/a
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.40% 0.11396
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11396
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.40% (0.11396) | 95.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.40% (0.11396) | 95.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.72% (0.05720) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.87% (0.11871) | 89.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.72% (0.05720) | 89.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 82.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 82.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 80.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00926) | 80.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.27% (0.04266) | 87.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.27% (0.04266) | 86.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.27% (0.04266) | 69.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012433 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11771 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0063/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18368 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1012433 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11771 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0063/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18368 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 22, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 21, 2004
Link CVE-2004-1304
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a