CVE-2004-2409

Description

Buffer overflow in the sh_hash_compdata function for Samhain 1.8.9 through 2.0.1, when running in update mode ("-t update"), might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

How to fix CVE-2004-2409

To remediate CVE-2004-2409, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/samhain—upgrade to 2.0.2 or later

Is CVE-2004-2409 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.0.2

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2409