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critical 10.0

CVE-2004-1260 in the critical feed json

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 r…

published 2004-12-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1257

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.2%
EPSS 11.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25029)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25029 abctab2ps 1.6.3 - 'Trim_Title' '.ABC' File Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2004-12-15
  • EDB-25027 abctab2ps 1.6.3 - 'Write_Heading' '.ABC' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2004-12-15
  • tigger.uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/abctab2ps.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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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