CVE-2004-1892 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in DecodeBase16 function, as used in the (1) IRC module and (2) web server in eMule 0.42d, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.02% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| emule | emule |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | eMule 0.42d - IRC Remote Buffer Overflow | 2004-04-12 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108100987429960&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11289
- http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/news.cgi?l=1&cat_id=22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10039
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15730
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108100987429960&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11289
- http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/news.cgi?l=1&cat_id=22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10039
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15730
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