CVE-2004-0045

Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2004-02-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0045 is rated Moderate Risk (59.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.03%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0045

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-07 35.33% 31.03% -4.29%
2 2025-03-30 30.55% 35.33% +4.78%
3 2025-03-29 30.55%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0045

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0045

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0045

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0045 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (inn2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0045

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0045

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc inn 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0045

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