CVE catalog

CVE-2004-2409

samhain: CVE-2004-2409

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.53% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in the sh_hash_compdata function for Samhain 1.8.9 through 2.0.1, when running in update mode ("-t update"), might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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	samhain	sid	`4.1.4-8`	fixed
Debian	samhain	forky	`4.1.4-8`	fixed
Debian	samhain	trixie	`4.1.4-6+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	samhain	bookworm	`4.1.4-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	samhain	source	sid	`2.0.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	samhain	source	forky	`2.0.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	samhain	source	trixie	`2.0.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	samhain	source	bookworm	`2.0.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[samhain]Fixed
Source package: [samhain]
Details (2)
- 4.1.4-2+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2
  dsa · samhain · debian · bookworm; dsa · samhain · debian · 12
- 4.1.4-2+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2
  dsa · samhain · debian · bookworm; dsa · samhain · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[samhain]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.1.4-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2
  dsa · samhain · debian · 13
- 4.1.4-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2
  dsa · samhain · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:32 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]