What is CVE-2004-1298?

CVE-2004-1298 is a vulnerability in Michael Kohn Vb2c. Published 2005-01-10.

Is CVE-2004-1298 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Michael Kohn Vb2c

CVE-2004-1298

Buffer overflow in the parse function in vb2c.c for vb2c 0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FRM file.

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: 0.093 (95.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.093 · change: +0.005

Affected products

Michael Kohn Vb2c — versions 0.02

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18605 (vdb-entry)
tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/vb2c.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1298?: CVE-2004-1298 is a vulnerability in Michael Kohn Vb2c. Published 2005-01-10.
Is CVE-2004-1298 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.