Buffer overflow in eauth in Load Sharing Facility 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x allows local users or remote attackers within the LSF cluster to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long LSF_From_PC parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0317 is rated High Risk (73.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.74%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.90% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2.84% | 4.74% | +1.90% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.91% | 2.84% | -1.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.91% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | lsf | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| platform | lsf | 4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| platform | lsf | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| platform | lsf | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| platform | lsf | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |