CVE-2004-1833

Exp

The admin.ib file in Borland Interbase 7.1 for Linux has default world writable permissions, which allows local users to gain database administrative privileges.

Published: 2004-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1833 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.15%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1833

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1833

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 0.43% 2.15% +1.72%
2 2025-03-30 0.48% 0.43% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1833

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-2004-1833

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1833

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
borland_software interbase 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 6.4 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
borland_software interbase 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1833

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