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CVE-2004-0226: gentoo linux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0226
Published 05-05-2004Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0226 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in gentoo linux. EPSS estimates a 3.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

Timeline

  1. 05-05-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.94% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • mc< 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-2
Gentoo1 product
  • linux0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1a | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4:rc1 | 1.4:rc2 | 1.4:rc3
Midnight_commander1 product
  • midnight_commander4.5.40 | 4.5.41 | 4.5.42 | 4.5.43 | 4.5.44 | 4.5.45 | 4.5.46 | 4.5.47 | 4.5.48 | 4.5.49 | 4.5.50 | 4.5.51 | 4.5.52 | 4.5.55 | 4.6
Sgi1 product
Slackware1 product

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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