CVE-2004-1482

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The sbuf_getmsg function in BNC incorrectly handles backspace characters, which could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary scripts.

Affected products

Bnc: 2.2.4, 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.6, 2.6.2, 2.8.8

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/12770/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-13.xml
http://www.gotbnc.com/changes.html#2.8.9
http://www.osvdb.org/10596
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11355
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17672
http://secunia.com/advisories/12770/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-13.xml
http://www.gotbnc.com/changes.html#2.8.9
http://www.osvdb.org/10596
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11355
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17672

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