CVE-2004-0418

serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle empty data lines, which may allow remote attackers to perform an "out-of-bounds" write for a single byte to execute arbitrary code or modify critical program data.

Published: 2004-08-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0418 is rated High Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.28%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0418

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 35.39% 14.28% -21.11%
2 2025-03-29 14.28% 35.39% +21.11%
3 2025-03-17 — 14.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0418

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-2004-0418

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0418

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0418 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cvs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0418
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0418
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0418 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cvs), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0418

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0418

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cvs cvs 1.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.1_p1 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.10 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.11 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.14 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.15 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.11.16 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.12.7 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cvs cvs 1.12.8 cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openpkg openpkg — cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openpkg openpkg 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openpkg openpkg 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux 1.4 cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbsd openbsd — cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbsd openbsd 3.4 cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbsd openbsd 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0418

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