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CVE-2004-2269

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in pads.c in Passive Asset Detection System (Pads) might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long report file name argument. NOTE: since Pads is not normally installed setuid, this may not be a vulnerability.

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0834.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/9067
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17038
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0834.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/9067
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17038

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