Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0524
CVE-2004-0524
Description
Buffer overflow in the chpasswd command in the Change_passwd plugin before 4.0, as used in SquirrelMail, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
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Affected products
1- Range: <4.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10166nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/11415nvd
- www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.phpnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15889nvd
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