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CVE-2004-0947

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an...

10.0 High

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an arj archive that contains long filenames.

Exploit likelihood

7.37%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an arj archive that contains long filenames.

Record
CVE-2004-0947
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an arj archive that contains long filenames.

Record
CVE-2004-0947
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0945 No score

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an arj archive that contains long filenames.

Record
EUVD-2004-0945
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjjv-8746-3g86 No score

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an...

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an arj archive that contains long filenames.

Record
GHSA-xjjv-8746-3g86
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2023-0107 No score

Updated unarj packages fix security vulnerability

Buffer overflow in unarj before 2.63a-r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an arj archive that contains long filenames. (CVE-2004-0947) Directory traversal vulnerability in the -x (extract) command line option in unarj allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an arj archive with filenames that contain .. (dot dot) sequences. (CVE-2004-1027)

Record
MGASA-2023-0107
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unarj
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.43-3woody1, plus listed versions
2.41a-22.41a-52.41a-62.43-3
2.43-3woody1
unarj
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.65-6.1.mga8.tainted
2.65-6.1.mga8.tainted

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2004-0947 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Arj Software Inc. Unarj, published November 24, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.37%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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