CVE-2004-0397

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow during the apr_time_t data conversion in Subversion 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) DAV2 REPORT query or (2) get-dated-rev svn-protocol command.

Published: 2004-07-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0397 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.59%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 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-2004-0397

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16284 exploit_db edb 2010-08-07 Exploit-DB ↗
304 exploit_db edb 2004-06-25 Exploit-DB ↗
9935 exploit_db edb 2004-05-19 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0397

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 2025-03-17 92.89% 86.59% -6.30%
2 2024-12-17 96.28% 92.89% -3.39%
3 2024-06-12 96.28%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0397

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-2004-0397

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0397

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0397 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (subversion), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0397
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0397: 1 GLSA(s) (200405-14), 1 atom(s) (dev-util/subversion); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0397
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0397/
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0397 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (subversion), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0397

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0397

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
subversion subversion 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:subversion:subversion:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
subversion subversion 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:subversion:subversion:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
subversion subversion 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:subversion:subversion:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0397

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