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CVE-2004-0989: redhat fedora_core

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2004:615DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0989DSA-582-1
Published 28-10-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0989 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in redhat fedora_core. EPSS estimates a 21.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
21.69%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2004:650

Timeline

  1. 28-10-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

21.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 21.69% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
21.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Libxml2 - Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Redhat5 products
  • fedora_corecore_2.0
  • libxml2< 0:2.5.10-7
  • libxml2-debuginfo< 0:2.5.10-7
  • libxml2-devel< 0:2.5.10-7
  • libxml2-python< 0:2.5.10-7
Debian2 products
  • libxml< 1.8.17-2woody2
  • libxml2< 2.6.11-5 | < 2.4.19-4woody2
Xmlsoft2 products
  • libxml1.8.17
  • libxml22.5.11 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.9 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.14
Trustix1 product
Ubuntu1 product
Xmlstarlet1 product

6 vendors · 12 products

References

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