CVE-2004-1264
Buffer overflow in the simplify_path function in config.c for ChBg 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 9.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in the simplify_path function in config.c for ChBg 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted chbg scenario file.
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
- ChBg 1.5 - Scenario File Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24848remote, linuxpublished 15 Dec 2004Verified
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Timeline
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- 2 days later
· 2 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)
- 9.1% · top 4.7% 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
- http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/chbg.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- chbg-simplifypath-bo(18595) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-644 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_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-2004-1261 (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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