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CVE-2004-1289

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18552

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2004-1286

http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/pcal.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-01-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.19278