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CVE-2004-0524

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 4.61%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-08-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2004-0524
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
4.61%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the chpasswd command in the Change_passwd plugin before 4.0, as used in SquirrelMail, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.