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CVE-2004-0172

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the search_for_command function of ltrace 0.3.10, if it is installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: It is unclear whether there are any packages that install ltrace as a setuid program, so this candidate might be REJECTed.

Affected products

• Juan Cespedes Ltrace: 0.3.10

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011600.html
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011610.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1007896
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8790
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13389
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011600.html
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011610.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1007896
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8790
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13389

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