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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2541 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2541: Cscope memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Cscope · Cscope

Buffer overflow in Cscope 15.5, and possibly multiple overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a C file with a long #include line that is later browsed by the target.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.3% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Cscope 15.5, and possibly multiple overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a C file with a long #include line that is later browsed by the target.

AV:L/AC:M/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://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13237 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20191
http://secunia.com/advisories/20564
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
http://secunia.com/advisories/35462
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1064875&group_id=4664&atid=104664
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1064
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-10.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/11920
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18050
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490667
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10069
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13237 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20191
http://secunia.com/advisories/20564
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
http://secunia.com/advisories/35462
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1064875&group_id=4664&atid=104664
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1064
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-10.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/11920
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18050
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490667
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10069

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2541), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.