CVE-2004-2159

Multiple buffer overflows in XMLStarlet Command Line XML Toolkit 0.9.3 have unknown impact and attack vectors via (1) xml_elem.c and (2) xml_select.c.

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-2004-2159 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2159

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 1.43% 0.43% -1.00%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 1.43% +1.00%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2159

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2159

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-2159

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-2159 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xmlstarlet), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2159

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2159

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xmlstarlet command_line_xml_toolkit 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:xmlstarlet:command_line_xml_toolkit:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2159

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