HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2004-1094

Checkmark Payroll vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
9.6%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in InnerMedia DynaZip DUNZIP32.dll file version 5.00.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing a file with a long filename, as demonstrated using (1) a .rjs (skin) file in RealPlayer 10 through RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1053), RealOne Player 1 and 2, (2) the Restore Backup function in CheckMark Software Payroll 2004/2005 3.9.6 and earlier, (3) CheckMark MultiLedger before 7.0.2, (4) dtSearch 6.x and 7.x, (5) mcupdmgr.exe and mghtml.exe in McAfee VirusScan 10 Build 10.0.21 and earlier, (6) IBM Lotus Notes before 6.5.5, and other products. NOTE: it is unclear whether this is the same vulnerability as CVE-2004-0575, although the data manipulations are the same.
Affected vendor
Checkmark
Affected product
Checkmark Payroll
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2005-01-10

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 9.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-1094

  • Confirm whether Checkmark Checkmark Payroll is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-1094.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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