Vulnerability · CVE-2004-0045
Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Published Feb 3, 2004 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · Buffer overflow in the
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2004-0045. EPSS is 8.62%. Act only if a listed version of Buffer overflow in the is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Buffer overflow in the).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 8.62%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Debian:12 inn2 · Debian:13 inn2 · Debian:14 inn2
Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Debian:12 inn20 → 2.4.1+20040820
- Debian:13 inn20 → 2.4.1+20040820
- Debian:14 inn20 → 2.4.1+20040820
How to fix CVE-2004-0045
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2004-0045. EPSS is 8.62%. Act only if a listed version of Buffer overflow in the is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 0 → 2.4.1+20040820. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 8.62%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 3, 2004 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Detected
Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Oct 21, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
inn2 fixed in 2.4.1+20040820; inn2 fixed in 2.4.1+20040820; inn2 fixed in 2.4.1+20040820
Oct 21, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
inn2 fixed in 2.4.1+20040820
Oct 21, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2004-0045
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2004-0045
30-day exploitation probability 8.62%
first.org - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0045osv.dev
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.