CVE-2004-0398

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-07-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne_rfc1036_parse date parsing function for the neon library (libneon) 0.24.5 and earlier, as used by cadaver before 0.22, allows remote WebDAV servers to execute arbitrary code on the client.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 3.0
Webdav Cadaver: before 0.22.0 — fixed in 0.22.0
Webdav Neon: through 0.24.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Webdav Cadaver 0.22.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0982.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000841
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108498433632333&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108500057108022&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11638
http://secunia.com/advisories/11650
http://secunia.com/advisories/11673
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-13.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-15.xml
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-148.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-506
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-507

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