CVE-2004-1726

Exp

Multiple integer overflows in (1) xviris.c, (2) xvpcx.c, and (3) xvpm.c in XV allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2004-08-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1726 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.75%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1726

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1726

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 3.98% 4.75% +0.77%
2 2025-03-29 4.75% 3.98% -0.77%
3 2025-03-17 4.75%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1726

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-2004-1726

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1726

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
john_bradley xv 3.10a cpe:2.3:a:john_bradley:xv:3.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1726

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