HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0771

Lha vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
18.8%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the extract_one function from lhext.c in LHA may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long w (working directory) command line option, a different issue than CVE-2004-0769. NOTE: this issue may be REJECTED if there are not any cases in which LHA is setuid or is otherwise used across security boundaries.
Affected vendor
Tsugio Okamoto
Affected product
Lha
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2004-11-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 18.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0771

  • Confirm whether Tsugio Okamoto Lha is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0771.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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