CVE-2004-0234

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via long directory or file names in an LHA archive, which triggers the overflow when testing or extracting the archive.

Published: 2004-08-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0234 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.48%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0234

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0234

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 2025-03-30 10.12% 8.48% -1.64%
2 2025-03-29 8.48% 10.12% +1.64%
3 2025-03-19 8.48%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0234

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0234

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0234

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0234
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0234 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lha), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0234

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0234

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clearswift mailsweeper 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.6_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.6_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.51 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.51:*:linux_gateways:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.51 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.51:*:linux_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.51 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.51:*:linux_workstations:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.52:*:linux_gateways:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.52:*:linux_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.52:*:linux_workstations:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.60 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.60:*:samba_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.5:*:client_security:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.41 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.41:*:mimesweeper:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.41 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.41:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.41 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.41:*:workstations:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.42 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.42:*:mimesweeper:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.42 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.42:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.42 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.42:*:workstations:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.52:*:client_security:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 6.21 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:6.21:*:ms_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2003 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2004 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_for_firewalls 6.20 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_for_firewalls:6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2003 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2004 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_personal_express 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_personal_express:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_personal_express 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_personal_express:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_personal_express 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_personal_express:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure internet_gatekeeper 6.31 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure internet_gatekeeper 6.32 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rarlab winrar 3.20 cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat lha 1.14i-9 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:lha:1.14i-9:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stalker cgpmcafee 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:stalker:cgpmcafee:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tsugio_okamoto lha 1.14 cpe:2.3:a:tsugio_okamoto:lha:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tsugio_okamoto lha 1.15 cpe:2.3:a:tsugio_okamoto:lha:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tsugio_okamoto lha 1.17 cpe:2.3:a:tsugio_okamoto:lha:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
winzip winzip 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_1.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0234

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0059.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000840
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020776.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020778.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108422737918885&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/19514 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-02.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015866
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-515
http://www.guay-leroux.com/projects/barracuda-advisory-LHA.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/5753
http://www.osvdb.org/5754
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00005.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-178.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-179.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10243 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1220 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1833
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16012
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A977
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9881
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