CVE-2004-2409

Buffer overflow in the sh_hash_compdata function for Samhain 1.8.9 through 2.0.1, when running in update mode ("-t update"), might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2409 is rated Moderate Risk (43.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2409

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 0.10% 0.53% +0.43%
2 2023-03-07 1.59% 0.10% -1.49%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.59% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2409

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2409

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-2409

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-2409 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (samhain), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2409

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2409

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.10a cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.10b cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.10b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.11 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.12 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.12a cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 1.8.12b cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:1.8.12b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samhain_labs samhain 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:samhain_labs:samhain:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2409

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