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TI-2004-02331 Aliases CVE-2004-2461GHSA-cx65-hv89-fx9p

Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 38Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02532 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2461
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx65-hv89-fx9p

References

Other 2

  • TI-2004-02330 Unknown vulnerability in POP3 in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2004-02329 Unknown vulnerability in gnubiff 1.2.0 and earlier allows local users to obtain… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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