Buffer overflow in LHA 1.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "command line processing," a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0771. NOTE: this issue may be REJECTED if there are not any cases in which LHA is setuid or is otherwise used across security boundaries.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0694 is rated Moderate Risk (54.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule 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 | 2025-03-30 | 1.46% | 1.29% | -0.17% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.29% | 1.46% | +0.17% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 1.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0694 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-0694 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-2004-0694 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| tsugio_okamoto | lha | <= 1.14 | cpe:2.3:a:tsugio_okamoto:lha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |