CVE-2004-0234

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via long directory or file names in an LHA archive, which triggers the overflow when testing or extracting the archive.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.48% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015866 vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000840 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5753 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A977 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0059.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10243 exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1220 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020776.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19514 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5754 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-179.html vendor advisory
http://www.guay-leroux.com/projects/barracuda-advisory-LHA.txt
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1833 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-515 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9881 vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108422737918885&w=2 mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-178.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16012 vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020778.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0234?
CVE-2004-0234 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0234?
To fix CVE-2004-0234, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0234 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0234 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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