CVE-2004-0456

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in pavuk 0.9pl28, 0.9pl27, and possibly other versions allows remote web sites to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Location header.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 3.0
gentoo Linux: 1.1a, 1.2, 1.4, 1.4-rc1, 1.4-rc2, 1.4-rc3
Pavuk: 0.9pl28i, 0.928r1

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023322.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-22.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-527
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10633
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16551
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023322.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-22.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-527
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10633
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16551

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