CVE-2004-0524 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the chpasswd command in the Change_passwd plugin before 4.0, as used in SquirrelMail, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.61% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| thiago melo de paula | change passwd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SquirrelMail - 'chpasswd' Local Privilege Escalation (Brute Force) | 2004-08-25 |
| exploit-db | SquirrelMail - 'chpasswd' Local Buffer Overflow | 2004-04-20 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108222863917958&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108311782032370&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10166
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15889
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108222863917958&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108311782032370&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10166
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15889
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