CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1298

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the parse function in vb2c.c of vb2c 0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FRM file.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote system takeover, which could lead to data theft, malware installation, or further attacks on the infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update vb2c to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, or apply temporary mitigations such as filtering FRM files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the parse function in vb2c.c for vb2c 0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FRM file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS