CVE-2004-2687
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server...
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
- Record
CVE-2004-2687- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-16
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
- Record
CVE-2004-2687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2677 No score
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2677- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88vv-hvrc-733q No score
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server...
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
- Record
GHSA-88vv-hvrc-733q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
- Record
CVE-2004-2687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-2687 No score
distcc 2.x, as used in XCode 1.5 and others, when not configured to restrict access to the server port, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DistCC Daemon - Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2002-02-01 |
| Metasploit | DistCC Daemon Command Execution | 2002-02-01 |
| Nuclei | Distccd v1 - Remote Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | aish19siddiqua-commits/mtechweek_04 | 2026-08-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | germarr93/CyberSecurity-Pentest-Lab | 2026-09-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | h3x0v3rl0rd/distccd_rce_CVE-2004-2687 | 2021-07-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | k4miyo/CVE-2004-2687 | 2021-08-28 |
| PoC in GitHub | micheaol/distccd_rce_CVE-2004-2687 | 2026-04-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | nulltrace1336/Metasploitable-2-Distcc-Exploit-via-Kali-Linux-CVE-2004-2687 | 2025-12-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | ocfagb/hacktivity-vulns-exploits-lab | 2026-08-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2687 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Xcode, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.4%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in distcc 2.18.1-1.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-03/0183.html
osvdb.org/13378
lists.samba.org/archive/distcc/2004q3/002562.html
metasploit.org/projects/Framework/exploits.html
distcc.samba.org/security.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2687
github.com/advisories/GHSA-88vv-hvrc-733q
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2687