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CVE-2004-0771 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in the extract_one function from lhext.c in LHA may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long w (working directo…

published 2004-08-05 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0769

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.8%
EPSS 18.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the extract_one function from lhext.c in LHA may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long w (working directory) command line option, a different issue than CVE-2004-0769. NOTE: this issue may be REJECTED if there are not any cases in which LHA is setuid or is otherwise used across security boundaries.

Patch / fix

  • lha RHEL 3 1.14i-10.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:323

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-2004-0771 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 lha 1.14i-10.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 lha 1.14i-10.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:323
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:440
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 lha 1.14i-10.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:323
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:440
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 lha 1.14i-10.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:323
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:440

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24120)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24120 LHA 1.x - 'extract_one' Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities remote, 2004-05-19

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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