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CVE-2004-0888

34
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0888 describes multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in xpdf versions 2.0 and 3.0, as well as other software incorporating xpdf code like CUPS, gpdf, and kdegraphics. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code across a wide range of affected products including Debian, Red Hat, and Ubuntu. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a critical vulnerability that is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known active exploits, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4_8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.4_2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0933 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: xpdf-1:2.02-9.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: tetex-0:1.0.7-67.7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0888Important

security flaw

Oct 21, 2004

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes/index.php
marc.info
marc.info
bugzilla.fedora.us / show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/17818
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9714
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-9-1
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-573
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-581
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-599
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-30.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-543.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-592.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-066.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-354.html
securityfocus.com / bid/11501
PatchVendor Advisory