CVE-2004-0947 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in unarj versions prior to 2.63a-r2, affecting various Linux distributions including Gentoo and SUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious ARJ archives containing excessively long filenames. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arj_software_inc.:unarj:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.63_aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arj_software_inc.:unarj:2.63_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arj_software_inc.:unarj:2.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.65CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arj_software_inc.:unarj:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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