CVE-2004-0953
Buffer overflow in the C2S module in the open source Jabber 2.x server (Jabberd) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 10.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in the C2S module in the open source Jabber 2.x server (Jabberd) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username.
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.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Jabber Server 2.0 - Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24770dos, windowspublished 24 Nov 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 49 days later
· 49 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
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)
- 10.7% · top 4.1% 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.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 20041124 Jabberd2.x remote BuffJabberd2.x remote Buffer Overflowser Overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11741 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20041124 Jabberd2.x remote BuffJabberd2.x remote Buffer Overflowser Overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- jabberd2-c2s-bo(18238) (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-2004-0951 (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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