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CVE-2004-0234

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0234 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the LHA 1.14 get_header function, impacting products like Barracuda Spam Firewall, WinZip, and Red Hat. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing specially crafted LHA archives containing overly long directory or file names. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not listed in CISA KEV, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100 indicates significant potential impact. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1026 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: lha-0:1.14i-10.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0234Important

security flaw

May 1, 2004

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0059.html
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020776.html
lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020778.html
marc.info
bugzilla.fedora.us / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/19514
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200405-02.xml
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16012
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A977
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9881
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-515
guay-leroux.com / projects/barracuda-advisory-LHA.txt
osvdb.org / 5753
osvdb.org / 5754
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00005.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-178.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-179.html
securityfocus.com / bid/10243
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1220
Vendor Advisory