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CVE-2004-0989
Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute…
High10.0EPSS 21.7%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.7% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (22)
- APPLE-SA-2005-01-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20041026 libxml2 remote buffer overflows (not in xml parsing code though) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- P-029 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 11179 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1011941 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:615 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 11526 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10505 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- libxml2-nanoftp-file-bo(17872) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:650 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200411-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- CLA-2004:890 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 11324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1173 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-89-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 13000 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-582 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- libxml2-xmlnanoftpscanurl-bo(17870) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- libxml2-xmlnanoftpscanproxy-bo(17875) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- libxml2-nanohttp-file-bo(17876) (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)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- 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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