CVE-2004-0402

Buffer overflow in xpcd-svga in xpcd before 2.08, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2004-07-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0402 is rated Low Risk (31.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0402

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 0.10% 0.48% +0.38%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.10% +0.06%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0402

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0402

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0402

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0402 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xpcd), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0402

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0402

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xpcd xpcd 2.08 cpe:2.3:a:xpcd:xpcd:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0402

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