CVE-2004-0153

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in emil 2.1.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering certain error messages.

Published: 2004-04-15 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0153 is rated Moderate Risk (62.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.73%). EPSS rose +1.68% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0153

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 2026-06-15 2.05% 3.73% +1.68%
2 2025-03-30 3.04% 2.05% -0.99%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.04% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0153

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-2004-0153

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0153

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0153 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (emil), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0153

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0153

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emil emil 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emil emil 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emil emil 2.1.0_beta9 cpe:2.3:a:emil:emil:2.1.0_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0153

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