Is CVE-2004-2552 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-2552 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-2552?

CVE-2004-2552 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-2552?

CVE-2004-2552 has an EPSS score of 0.63% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2552?

Upgrade xboard on debian 11 to 4.2.7-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-2552

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in XBoard 4.2.7 and earlier might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -icshost command line argument. NOTE: since the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.

How to fix

Remediation Available

xboardDebian

Fixed in:4.2.7-3CVE-2004-2552

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

0.63%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

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

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.