CVE-2004-2160
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.70% (77th) EPSS
CVSS 6.4 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Format string vulnerability in xml_elem.c for XMLStarlet Command Line XML Toolkit 0.9.3 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.4
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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CWE-134USLLM-inferred
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- xmlstarlet command line xml toolkit= 0.9.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:xmlstarlet:command_line_xml_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2004-12-31modified 2026-06-16
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/xmlstar/xmlstarlet/src/xml_elem.c?r1=1.17&r2=1.18enisa_euvd
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=268962enisa_euvd
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/xmlstar/xmlstarlet/src/xml_elem.c?r1=1.17&r2=1.18nvd
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=268962Patchnvd
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