CVE-2004-1260 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) write_heading function in subs.cpp or (2) trim_title function in parse.cpp for abctab2ps 1.6.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC files.

Published: 2004-12-22

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 10.2% Moderate

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:abctab2ps:abctab2ps:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1257	Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) write_heading function in subs.cpp or (2) trim_title function in parse.cpp for abctab2ps 1.6.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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 0.10195.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/abctab2ps.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18583
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18584

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Abctab2ps Abctab2ps

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-12-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.293Z

Reserved: 2004-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1260

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2004-1260

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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