CVE-2004-0188 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Calife 2.8.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long password.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:calife:calife:2.8.4_c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:calife:calife:2.8.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0188	Heap-based buffer overflow in Calife 2.8.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long password.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107789737832092&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-461
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9756
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9776
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15335

History

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Subscriptions

Calife Calife

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.912Z

Reserved: 2004-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0188

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-03-15T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0188

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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