CVE catalog

CVE-2004-2461

gnubiff: CVE-2004-2461

[CVE catalog]

Severity
High
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.53% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiangnubiffsid2.2.17-7fixed
Debiangnubiffforky2.2.17-7fixed
Debiangnubifftrixie2.2.17-6fixed
Debiangnubiffbookworm2.2.17-4fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiangnubiffsourcesid2.0.0mediumNot reportedNot reported
Debiangnubiffsourceforky2.0.0mediumNot reportedNot reported
Debiangnubiffsourcetrixie2.0.0mediumNot reportedNot reported
Debiangnubiffsourcebookworm2.0.0mediumNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [gnubiff]Fixed

    Source package: [gnubiff]

    Details (2)
    • 2.2.17-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.0

      dsa · gnubiff · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnubiff · debian · 12

    • 2.2.17-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.0

      dsa · gnubiff · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnubiff · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [gnubiff]Fixed

    Source package: [gnubiff]

    Details (2)
    • 2.2.17-6 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.0

      dsa · gnubiff · debian · 13

    • 2.2.17-6+b1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.0

      dsa · gnubiff · debian · 13

Observed:

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