# CVE-2004-2687: 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 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 7 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2007-09-23 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-03/0183.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/13378
- http://lists.samba.org/archive/distcc/2004q3/002562.html
- http://www.metasploit.org/projects/Framework/exploits.html#distcc_exec
- http://distcc.samba.org/security.html
- http://lists.samba.org/archive/distcc/2004q3/002550.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9915
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/misc/distcc_exec.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/network/cves/2004/CVE-2004-2687.yaml
- https://github.com/aish19siddiqua-commits/mtechweek_04
- https://github.com/germarr93/CyberSecurity-Pentest-Lab
- https://github.com/h3x0v3rl0rd/distccd_rce_CVE-2004-2687
- https://github.com/k4miyo/CVE-2004-2687
- https://github.com/micheaol/distccd_rce_CVE-2004-2687
- https://github.com/nulltrace1336/Metasploitable-2-Distcc-Exploit-via-Kali-Linux-CVE-2004-2687
- https://github.com/ocfagb/hacktivity-vulns-exploits-lab

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