CVE-2004-1773 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in GNU sharutils versions 4.2.1 and earlier. These flaws could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code, specifically through excessively long output from the 'wc' command piped to 'shar', or via other unspecified vectors in 'unshar'. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring low attack complexity and potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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