CVE-2004-0353
Multiple buffer overflows in auth_ident() function in auth.c for GNU Anubis 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, 3.9.92 and 3.9.93 allow remote attackers…
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Description
Multiple buffer overflows in auth_ident() function in auth.c for GNU Anubis 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, 3.9.92 and 3.9.93 allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a long string.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- GNU Anubis 3.6.x/3.9.x - 'auth.c auth_ident()' Remote Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23772remote, linuxpublished 1 Mar 2004Verified
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Timeline
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [bug-anubis] 20040228 Important security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20040310 GNU Anubis 3.6.2 remote root exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20040304 GNU Anubis buffer overflows and format string bugs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 9772 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- anubis-ident-bo(15345) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0353 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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