CVE-2004-1304 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 11.4% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| file | file |
| gentoo | linux |
| trustix | secure linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | File ELF 4.x - Header Buffer Overflow | 2004-11-29 |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012433
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11771
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0063/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18368
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012433
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-07.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11771
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0063/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18368
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