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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1289 · published 10 January 2005

CVE-2004-1289: Pcal vulnerability

Pcal · Pcal

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) the getline function in pcalutil.c and (2) the get_holiday function in readfile.c for pcal 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted calendar file.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.4%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) the getline function in pcalutil.c and (2) the get_holiday function in readfile.c for pcal 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted calendar file.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/pcal.txt ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18552
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/pcal.txt ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18552

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1289), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.