Is CVE-2004-2269 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-2269 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-2269?

CVE-2004-2269 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-2269?

CVE-2004-2269 has an EPSS score of 0.65% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2269?

Upgrade pads on debian 11 to 1.1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-2269

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in pads.c in Passive Asset Detection System (Pads) might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long report file name argument. NOTE: since Pads is not normally installed setuid, this may not be a vulnerability.

How to fix

Remediation Available

padsDebian

Fixed in:1.1.1CVE-2004-2269

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

0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

archives.neohapsis.com

Other references2

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