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CVE-2004-1204

2.1 · LOW

FluxBox 0.9.10 and earlier versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling Xman with a long -title value, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Published Jan 10, 2005fluxbox-teamEPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2004-1204 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting fluxbox-team fluxbot. It was published on January 10, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

FluxBox 0.9.10 and earlier versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling Xman with a long -title value, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fluxbox-team. Update fluxbot to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
fluxbox-teamfluxbot0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1204?

CVE-2004-1204 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting fluxbox-team fluxbot. It was published on January 10, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2004-1204?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-1204?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fluxbox-team. Update fluxbot to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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