CVE-2004-0946

rquotad in nfs-utils (rquota_server.c) before 1.0.6-r6 on 64-bit architectures does not properly perform an integer conversion, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NFS request.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0946 is rated High Risk (68.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.30%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0946

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 20.84% 11.30% -9.54%
2 2025-03-30 36.38% 20.84% -15.54%
3 2025-03-29 — 36.38% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0946

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-2004-0946

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0946

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2004-0946 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nfs-utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0946
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0946
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0946/
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0946 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nfs-utils), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0946

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0946

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nfs nfs-utils 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfs nfs-utils 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:nfs:nfs-utils:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0946

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