filediff in CVStrac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in rcsinfo.

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1452

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 14.0%; EPSS 14.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Patch / fix

links 2

cvstrac.org/cvstrac/chngview?cn=316 patch
secunia.com/advisories/12090/ advisory

Timeline

2004-08-06 First public exploit (EDB-379)
2004-12-31 Published

Exploit prediction

13.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-379 CVSTrac - Arbitrary Code Execution remote, 2004-08-06
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10878 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/8373 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
cvstrac.org http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/tktview?tn=339 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

cvstrac.org /cvstrac/chngview?cn=316
patch
secunia.com /advisories/12090/
third-party-advisory, patch
securityfocus.com /bid/10878
vdb-entry, exploit
osvdb.org /8373
vdb-entry, exploit
cvstrac.org /cvstrac/tktview?tn=339
exploit
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/770816
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/16929
vdb-entry
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=109173359428253&w=2
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2004-1456
NVD CVE-2004-1456

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Summary