CVE catalog

CVE-2004-1773

sharutils: CVE-2004-1773

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.99% · Oct 25, 2026

Multiple buffer overflows in sharutils 4.2.1 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) long output from wc to shar, or (2) unknown vectors in unshar.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sharutils	sid	`1:4.15.2-13`	fixed
Debian	sharutils	forky	`1:4.15.2-13`	fixed
Debian	sharutils	trixie	`1:4.15.2-12`	fixed
Debian	sharutils	bookworm	`1:4.15.2-9`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sharutils	source	sid	`1:4.2.1-12`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sharutils	source	forky	`1:4.2.1-12`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sharutils	source	trixie	`1:4.2.1-12`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sharutils	source	bookworm	`1:4.2.1-12`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sharutils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:4.15.2-9 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
- 1:4.15.2-9 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
[sharutils-doc]Fixed
Source package: [sharutils]
Details (2)
- 1:4.15.2-9 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
- 1:4.15.2-9 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[sharutils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:4.15.2-12 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
- 1:4.15.2-12 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
[sharutils-doc]Fixed
Source package: [sharutils]
Details (2)
- 1:4.15.2-12 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
- 1:4.15.2-12 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.2.1-12
  dsa · sharutils · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:31 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]