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high 7.5

CVE-2004-1916 json

Multiple buffer overflows in LCDProc 0.4.1, and possibly other 0.4.x versions up to 0.4.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary cod…

published 2004-04-08 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1909

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in LCDProc 0.4.1, and possibly other 0.4.x versions up to 0.4.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long invalid command to parse_all_client_messages function, or (2) long argv command to test_func_func function.

Patch / fix

  • lcdproc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.4.5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1916

Exploit prediction

4.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10085 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/11333 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • security.gentoo.org http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-19.xml referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • lists.omnipotent.net http://lists.omnipotent.net/pipermail/lcdproc/2004-April/008884.html 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

Sources

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