security flaw
Published Mar 28, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.99%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
sharutils-0:4.2.1-16.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sharutils-0:4.2.1-22.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:377
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | sharutils-0:4.2.1-16.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:377 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sharutils-0:4.2.1-22.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:377 |
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 2.99% (0.02992) | 86.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02992) | 85.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01845) | 81.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.21% (0.04215) | 80.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01845) | 81.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 76.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 74.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 75.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 72.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 83.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 81.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11298 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1773 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2155 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617418 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1773
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11093 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1773
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-01.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11298 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1773 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2155 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617418 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1773 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11093 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1773 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.