CVE-2004-0494

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple extfs backend scripts for GNOME virtual file system (VFS) before 1.0.1 may allow remote attackers to perform certain unauthorized actions via a gnome-vfs URI.

Affected products

Avaya Cvlan: all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 2.1, 3.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 3.0
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation: 2.1

References

http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/9.3/i386/suse/i586/gnome-vfs-1.0.5-816.2.i586.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-373.html
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16897
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9854
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/9.3/i386/suse/i586/gnome-vfs-1.0.5-816.2.i586.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-373.html
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16897
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9854

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