CVE-2004-1892

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in DecodeBase16 function, as used in the (1) IRC module and (2) web server in eMule 0.42d, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string.

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-2004-1892 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.38%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.30% 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-2004-1892

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
175 exploit_db edb 2004-04-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1892

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 2025-07-07 13.08% 15.38% +2.30%
2 2025-03-30 18.05% 13.08% -4.98%
3 2025-03-29 — 18.05% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1892

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-2004-1892

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1892

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emule emule 0.42d cpe:2.3:a:emule:emule:0.42d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1892

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