# CVE-2004-0994: Multiple integer overflows in xzgv 0.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via images with large width and height v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in xzgv 0.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via images with large width and height values, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated in the read_prf_file function in readprf.c. NOTE: CVE-2004-0994 and CVE-2004-1095 identify sets of bugs that only partially overlap, despite having the same developer. Therefore, they should be regarded as distinct.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110297198402077&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-614
- http://rus.members.beeb.net/xzgv-0.8-integer-overflow-fix.diff
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18454

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