CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1304

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code in file before 4.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise or data integrity violation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the file utility to version 4.12 or later, which eliminates this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code in file before 4.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file.

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