UUDeview 0.5.20 and earlier handles temporary files insecurely during decoding, with unknown attack vectors and impact.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2265 is rated Low Risk (39/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.06% | 0.37% | +0.30% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2024-02-08 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2004-2265 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (uudeview), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2265 |
suse
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medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2265/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-2265 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (uudeview), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 7, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-2265 |