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CVE-2004-2541

Buffer overflow in Cscope 15.5, and possibly multiple overflows, allows remote attackers to...

6.9 MediumFix available

CVE-2004-2541 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Cscope, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in cscope 15.5+cvs20050816-1.1.

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.73%Down 7.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

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.

Record: CVE-2004-2541
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2004-2541
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-2532 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2004-2532
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqff-mwp3-mx4x No score

Buffer overflow in Cscope 15.5, and possibly multiple overflows, allows remote attackers to...

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.

Record: GHSA-jqff-mwp3-mx4x
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2004-2541
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-2541 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2541
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10705-1 No score

cscope-15.9-1.9 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cscope-15.9-1.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10705-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cscope

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cscope` Debian:12	before 15.5+cvs20050816-1.1	15.5+cvs20050816-1.1
`cscope` Debian:13	before 15.5+cvs20050816-1.1	15.5+cvs20050816-1.1
`cscope` Debian:14	before 15.5+cvs20050816-1.1	15.5+cvs20050816-1.1
`cscope` Debian:3.0	before 15.3-1woody3, plus listed versions 15.3-1woody2	15.3-1woody3
`cscope` Debian:3.1	before 15.5-1.1sarge1, plus listed versions 15.5-1.1	15.5-1.1sarge1
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:15.5-16.RHEL3	0:15.5-16.RHEL3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3	0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1	0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1	0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1
`cscope` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1	0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1
`cscope-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1	0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1
`cscope` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 15.9-1.9	15.9-1.9

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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