CVE-2004-1186

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a...

5.0 MediumFix available

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Exploit likelihood

3.98%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: CVE-2004-1186
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: CVE-2004-1186
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1183No score

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: EUVD-2004-1183
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwp7-qc43-6cphNo score

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a...

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: GHSA-wwp7-qc43-6cph
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: CVE-2004-1186
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1186No score

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1186
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu enscript

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`enscript` Debian:12	before 1.6.4-6	1.6.4-6
`enscript` Debian:13	before 1.6.4-6	1.6.4-6
`enscript` Debian:14	before 1.6.4-6	1.6.4-6
`enscript` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.6.3-1.3, plus listed versions 1.6.3-1.1	1.6.3-1.3
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-24.4	0:1.6.1-24.4
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3
`enscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.6.1-28.3	0:1.6.1-28.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1186 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Enscript, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.98%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in enscript 1.6.4-6.

References

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