7.5
HIGH
CVE-2004-2271
"MiniShare HTTP GET Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

Buffer overflow in MiniShare 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2004-2271 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-2271 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Minishare minimal_http_server

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Simple POC for MiniShare <= 1.4.1 - Buffer Overflow

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 17, 2024, 2:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2023, 5:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Makefile Shell

Updated: 4 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 7, 2020, 9:34 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A python implementation of CVE-2004-2271 targeting MiniShare 1.4.1.

Python

Updated: 5 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2020, 11:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 3 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Dec. 9, 2019, 5:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2004-2271 - Minishare 1.4.1 HTTP Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Tested on Windows XP Professional SP3.

Python

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 19, 2018, 12:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 6 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 25, 2018, 11:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Minishare 1.4.1 Remote Buffer Overflow

Python

Updated: 4 years, 1 month ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 17, 2018, 3:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-2271 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-2271 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/0208.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/13114
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1012106
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=241158
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/11530
    Added Reference http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/6X00B1PBPC.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11620
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17978
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17978 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17978 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-2271 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-2271 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

83.58 }} 1.38%

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0.99208

percentile

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