CVE-2004-1079

Buffer overflow in (1) ncplogin and (2) ncpmap in nwclient.c for ncpfs 2.2.4, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -T option.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1079 is rated Moderate Risk (40.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1079

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 0.06% 0.40% +0.34%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.06% -0.97%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1079

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1079

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1079

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncpfs ncpfs 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ncpfs:ncpfs:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1079

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