CVE-2004-1772

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in shar in GNU sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -o command line argument.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory fedora.us Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108137386310299&w=2	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2155	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11722	signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10066	patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15759	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/359639	patch mailing list exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1772?: CVE-2004-1772 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1772?: To fix CVE-2004-1772, 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-2004-1772 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1772 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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