Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other packages, include (1) multiple integer overflows, (2) out-of-bounds memory accesses, (3) directory traversal, (4) shell metacharacter, (5) endless loops, and (6) memory leaks, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or execute arbitrary code via a certain XPM image file. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into other candidates in the future, per CVE's content decisions.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0914 is rated High Risk (78.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.70%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.53% 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 | 2.17% | 8.70% | +6.53% |
| 2 | 2025-12-01 | 2.05% | 2.17% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-09-16 | — | 2.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 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 | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0914 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-0914 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (lesstif1-1, lesstif2, openmotif, xorg), 16 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 8, needs-triage 4, not-affected 3, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0914 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.12 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.18 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.34 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.36 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.40 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.91 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.94 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lesstif | lesstif | 0.93.96 | cpe:2.3:a:lesstif:lesstif:0.93.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | x11r6 | 6.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11r6:6.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | x11r6 | 6.8 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11r6:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | x11r6 | 6.8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11r6:6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 3.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 3.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 3.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 3.3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 3.3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.0.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.1.11 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.1.12 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:errata:*:*:*:*:* |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gentoo | linux | — | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | fedora_core | core_2.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | fedora_core | core_3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8.2 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.2 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |