CVE-2004-2640 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.1% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in lstat.cgi in LinuxStat before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) .. (dot dot) sequences or (2) absolute paths to the template parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.12% — 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 |
|---|---|
| ryszard pydo | linuxstat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LinuxStat 2.x - Directory Traversal | 2004-10-25 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12963
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011920
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=277371
- http://www.osvdb.org/11103
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11517
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17833
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12963
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011920
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=277371
- http://www.osvdb.org/11103
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11517
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17833
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