CVE-2004-2265 describes a critical vulnerability in UUDeview versions 0.5.20 and earlier, where the software insecurely handles temporary files during the decoding process. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, though the exact attack vectors remain unknown. Despite its age, a high FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 and significant community discussion (10 mentions, more than 99% of all CVEs) suggest ongoing interest. However, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uudeview:uudeview:0.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uudeview:uudeview:0.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.