CVE-2004-2459

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Published Aug 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unknown vulnerability in gnubiff 1.2.0 and earlier allows local users to obtain passwords, related to the password table.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnubiff:1.2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2450	Unknown vulnerability in gnubiff 1.2.0 and earlier allows local users to obtain passwords, related to the password table.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.588% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=94176&release_id=248016
http://www.osvdb.org/7250

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Gnubiff

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 20, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:21 PM
Reserved: Aug 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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