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.
Published: 2004-12-15
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 2.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0912 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-83-1 LessTif 2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-83-2 LessTif 1 vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux
Lesstif Lesstif
Redhat Enterprise Linux Fedora Core Network Satellite
Suse Suse Linux
X.org X11r6
Xfree86 Project X11r6
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:48.097Z

Reserved: 2004-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0914

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-0914

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2004-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-0914 - Bugzilla

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