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CVE-2004-0188
Heap-based buffer overflow in Calife 2.8.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long password.
High7.2EPSS 0.48%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Calife 2.8.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long password.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 9756 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 9776 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-461 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20040227 Calife heap corrupt / potential local root exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- calife-long-password-bo(15335) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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