CVE-2004-0769

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in LHA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long pathnames in LHarc format 2 headers for a .LHZ archive, as originally demonstrated using the "x" option but also exploitable through "l" and "v", and fixed in header.c, a different issue than CVE-2004-0771.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.06% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedora.us Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-323.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11047	vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1833	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16917	vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51285	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-13.xml	vendor advisory
http://lw.ftw.zamosc.pl/lha-exploit.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108745217504379&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-440.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0769?: CVE-2004-0769 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0769?: To fix CVE-2004-0769, 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-2004-0769 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0769 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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