CVE-2004-1258: moinejf abcm2ps

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-1258 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in moinejf abcm2ps. EPSS estimates a 5.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 22-12-2004
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the put_words function in subs.c for abcm2ps 3.7.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC files.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.