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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2004-0494 json

Multiple extfs backend scripts for GNOME virtual file system (VFS) before 1.0.1 may allow remote attackers to perform certain unauthorized…

published 2004-08-05 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0493

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple extfs backend scripts for GNOME virtual file system (VFS) before 1.0.1 may allow remote attackers to perform certain unauthorized actions via a gnome-vfs URI.

Patch / fix

  • gnome-vfs2 RHEL 3 2.2.5-2E.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:373

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0494 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gnome-vfs2 2.2.5-2E.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gnome-vfs2 2.2.5-2E.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gnome-vfs2 2.2.5-2E.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:373
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:464
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gnome-vfs2 2.2.5-2E.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:373
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:464

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Exploit prediction

1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.