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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.604 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.604 · newest: 0.604 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netcat — versions 1.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18681 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.hat-squad.com/en/000142.html (Vendor Advisory)
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.