Vulnerability in Netcat

CVE-2004-1317

Stack-based buffer overflow in doexec.c in Netcat for Windows 1.1, when running with the -e option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS command.

EPSS: 0.604 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Netcat — versions 1.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1317?
CVE-2004-1317 is a vulnerability in Netcat. Published 2004-12-27.
Is CVE-2004-1317 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.