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CVE-2004-0914

Published: Dec 15, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.7%
Top 5.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other packages, include (1) multiple integer overflows, (2) out-of-bounds memory accesses, (3) directory traversal, (4) shell metacharacter, (5) endless loops, and (6) memory leaks, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or execute arbitrary code via a certain XPM image file. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into other candidates in the future, per CVE's content decisions.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

lesstif
oss-project
lesstifLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
x.org
oss-project·US
x11r6On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xfree86 project
oss-projectaka x11r6, xfree86 x, xfree86
x11r6On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
gentoo
oss-project·USaka gentoo linux
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
fedora coreOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse
commercial·DE
suse linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html
redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18146
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-83-1
ubuntu.com
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