CVE-2004-1831

Buffer overflow in Chrome 1.2.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large length value, which leads to a null dereference or out-of-bounds read.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1831 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1831

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 0.94% 1.01% +0.07%
2 2025-03-29 1.01% 0.94% -0.07%
3 2025-03-17 1.01%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1831

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1831

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
techland chrome 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:techland:chrome:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1831

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