CVE-2004-1304 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code of the 'file' utility, affecting versions prior to 4.12 across various Linux distributions. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with maximum privileges by providing a specially crafted ELF file. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.