CVE-2004-2409
Buffer overflow in the sh_hash_compdata function for Samhain 1.8.9 through 2.0.1, when running in update mode ("-t update"), might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the sh_hash_compdata function for Samhain 1.8.9 through 2.0.1, when running in update mode ("-t update"), might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-08-18 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-08-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8476949142dbb2042ffe6a8b3eafda773f9160f7a022c468f2c794ef09ca25a5
05 Affected products
06 References
- securitytracker.com1012142http://securitytracker.com/id?1012142
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsamhain-update-bo(18000)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18000
- secunia.com13130http://secunia.com/advisories/13130
- www.securityfocus.com11635http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11635
- www.osvdb.org11525http://www.osvdb.org/11525
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- samhain Fixed in 2.0.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- samhain Fixed in 2.0.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- samhain Fixed in 2.0.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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