CVE-2004-0914

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other packages, include (1) multiple integer overflows, (2) out-of-bounds memory accesses, (3) directory traversal, (4) shell metacharacter, (5) endless loops, and (6) memory leaks, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or execute arbitrary code via a certain XPM image file. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into other candidates in the future, per CVE's content decisions.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.79% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18146	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-83-1	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18142	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13224/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9943	signature vdb entry
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/106877/102/	vendor advisory
http://www.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.1/patches/README.xorg-681-CAN-2004-0914.patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-610.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18144	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-607	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11694	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-83-2	vendor advisory
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01228	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:137	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-28.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18147	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18145	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0914?: CVE-2004-0914 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0914?: To fix CVE-2004-0914, 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-2004-0914 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0914 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.