CVE-2004-1298 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in vb2c version 0.02, specifically within the parse function in vb2c.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted FRM file. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:michael_kohn:vb2c:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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