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CVE-2004-0456

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0456 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Pavuk versions 0.9pl28, 0.9pl27, and potentially others, affecting various Debian and Gentoo Linux distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted, excessively long HTTP Location header. With a CVSS score of 7.6, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9pl28iCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pavuk:pavuk:0.9pl28i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.928r1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pavuk:pavuk:0.928r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.6HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0292 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
gentoopatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023322.html
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200406-22.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16551
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-527
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/10633
PatchVendor Advisory