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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 59.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Metasploit modules1 module
- Netcat v1.10 NT Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/misc/netcat110_ntRank greatdisclosed 27 Dec 2004
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Netcat 1.10 - NT Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16436remote, windowspublished 22 Jun 2010Verified
- Netcat 1.1 - '-e' Switch Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 726remote, windowspublished 26 Dec 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
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Published
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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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 59.5% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 20041228 Re: [HAT-SQUAD] NetCat Remote Critical Vulnerability, Poc included (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- netcat-doexec-bo(18681) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041228 Netcat v1.11 For Windows , New fixed version (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20041227 [HAT-SQUAD] NetCat Remote Critical Vulnerability, Poc included (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.hat-squad.com/en/000142.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2004-1314 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1317)Record last updated .