CVE-2004-2687
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute…
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Description
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
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, a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Metasploit modules1 module
- DistCC Daemon Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/misc/distcc_execRank excellentdisclosed 1 Feb 2002
Nuclei templates1 template
- Distccd v1 - Remote Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
network/cves/2004/CVE-2004-2687.yamlSeverity high
Exploit-DB1 entry
- DistCC Daemon - Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9915remote, multiplepublished 1 Feb 2002Verified
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
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 87.4% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20050310 XCode 1.5 and distcc 2.x Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 13378 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [distcc] 20040826 Exploit in distcc ( got compromised ;( ) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.metasploit.org/projects/Framework/exploits.html#distcc_exec (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://distcc.samba.org/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [distcc] 20040826 Exploit in distcc ( got compromised ;( ) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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-2004-2677 (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)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-2687)Record last updated .