CVE-2004-0778 json
CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories…
published 2004-08-18 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0776
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned.
Patch / fix
- gnu cvs 1.11.17, 1.12.9
- cvs Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.12.9
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0778
- cvs RHEL 3 1.11.2-24
red hat advisories RHSA-2004:233
- securityfocus.com/bid/10955 advisory
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225 advisory
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-2004-0778 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 cvs 1.11.2-24 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cvs 1.11.2-24 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cvs 1.11.2-24 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cvs 1.11.2-24fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:233
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/10955
vdb-entry, broken-link, patch, third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/579225
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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mandrakesecure.net
/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108
vendor-advisory, broken-link
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idefense.com
/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities
third-party-advisory, broken-link, vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688
vdb-entry, signature, broken-link
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/17001
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0778
- NVD CVE-2004-0778
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