CVE-2004-0953 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the C2S module of the open-source Jabber 2.x server (Jabberd). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the application or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted, long username. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV or Hot List and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, exploit code for multiple buffer overflows in Jabber Server 2.0 is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jabber_software_foundation:jabber_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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