Buffer overflow in Cscope 15.5, and possibly multiple overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a C file with a long #include line that is later browsed by the target.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2541 is rated Moderate Risk (56.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.94%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-30 | 1.46% | 1.94% | +0.48% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.94% | 1.46% | -0.48% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 1.94% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2004-2541 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cscope), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2541 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2004-2541: 1 GLSA(s) (200606-10), 1 atom(s) (dev-util/cscope); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-2541 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2541 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2004-2541 severity moderate: SUSE including 4 source package names (cscope, cscope-15.6-95.22, cscope-15.9-1.9, cscope-15.9-160000.2.2), 17 product×package rows across 17 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (17 product lines)): Known Not Affected 14, Fixed 3. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2541/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-2541 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cscope), 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-2004-2541 |