CVE-2004-1482

The sbuf_getmsg function in BNC incorrectly handles backspace characters, which could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary scripts.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1482 is rated Moderate Risk (58/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.90%). EPSS rose +1.09% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1482

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 0.81% 1.90% +1.09%
2 2026-01-08 0.98% 0.81% -0.17%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.98% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1482

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1482

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1482

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2004-1482: 1 GLSA(s) (200410-13), 1 atom(s) (net-irc/bnc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-1482

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1482

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bnc bnc 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bnc bnc 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bnc bnc 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bnc bnc 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bnc bnc 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bnc bnc 2.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:bnc:bnc:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1482

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