CVE-2004-0409
7.5CVSSHIGH
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://mail.nl.linux.org/xchat-announce/2004-04/msg00000.html
mail.nl.linux.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-15.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_123013
fedoralegacy.org
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Timeline
Published
Apr 17, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
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