HIGH
Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code
Published Aug 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.53%
Description
Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.2.0
- 1.4.0
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.53% 0.02532
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02532
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02532) | 84.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02532) | 82.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01010) | 75.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 80.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 81.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 79.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 81.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 63.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://gnubiff.sourceforge.net/changelog.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12445 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/9731 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11123 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17282 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gnubiff.sourceforge.net/changelog.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12445 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/9731 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11123 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17282 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 20, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2461
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a