Is CVE-2004-1090 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-1090 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-1090?

CVE-2004-1090 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-1090?

CVE-2004-1090 has an EPSS score of 1.67% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1090?

Upgrade mc on debian 11 to 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-1090

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Midnight commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via "a corrupt section header."

How to fix

Remediation Available

mcDebian

Fixed in:1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1CVE-2004-1090

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.