What is CVE-2004-1258?

CVE-2004-1258 is a vulnerability in Moinejf Abcm2ps, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2005-01-10.

Is CVE-2004-1258 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Moinejf Abcm2ps

CVE-2004-1258

Buffer overflow in the put_words function in subs.c for abcm2ps 3.7.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC files.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2005-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.060 (93.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.060 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Moinejf Abcm2ps — versions 3.7.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18579 (vdb-entry)
tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/abcm2ps.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1258?: CVE-2004-1258 is a vulnerability in Moinejf Abcm2ps, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2005-01-10.
Is CVE-2004-1258 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.