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TI-2004-00709 Aliases CVE-2004-0769GHSA-2mcr-985f-frgr

Buffer overflow in LHA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long…

Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in LHA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long pathnames in LHarc format 2 headers for a .LHZ archive, as originally demonstrated using the "x" option but also exploitable through "l" and "v", and fixed in header.c, a different issue than CVE-2004-0771.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09145 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:440 Released 2004-09-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    lha security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2004:323 Released 2004-09-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    lha security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 lha-1.14i-10.4, lha-1.14i-10.4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 lha-1.14i-10.4, lha-1.14i-10.4.i386, lha-1.14i-10.4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 lha-1.14i-10.4, lha-1.14i-10.4.i386, lha-1.14i-10.4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 lha-1.14i-10.4, lha-1.14i-10.4.i386, lha-1.14i-10.4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:440
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:440
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:440
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:323
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:440

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0769
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mcr-985f-frgr
  3. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 3

  • TI-2003-00948 SQL injection vulnerability in Bugzilla 2.16.3 and earlier, and 2.17.1 through 2.17.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00947 SQL injection vulnerability in collectstats.pl for Bugzilla 2.16.3 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00007 CGI.pl in Bugzilla before 2.14.1, when using LDAP, allows remote attackers to obtain an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04231 Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2018-03689 Cross-site request forgery in Mozilla Bugzilla CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-03777 Util.pm in Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.15, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.10, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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