What is CVE-2004-0234?A critical-severity flaw in Lha, explained.
CVE-2004-0234 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 10.0) in Lha from Tsugio Okamoto, published on 18 August 2004. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 10%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.
Published 18 August 2004. Record last updated 16 June 2026. We keep this page's data up to date.
What is CVE-2004-0234? In plain terms.
It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via long directory or file names in an LHA archive, which triggers the overflow when testing or extracting the archive.
What kind of flaw is it?
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
How an attack on it works
Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.
- Where an attacker can beAnywhere on the internet
- How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
- Login needed firstNo login needed
- What an attacker getsCan read data, change data and take it offline
Severity vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is CVE-2004-0234 being exploited? Not that we know of.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 10%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
Timeline
- Published
- Exploit likelihood jumped
- Exploit likelihood fell
- Record last updated
CVE-2004-0234 scores 59. Action: Plan remediation.
We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:
- Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
- How severe it isStrong factor
- How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
- Threat activity around itSmaller factor
85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.
When CVE-2004-0234 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.
See your own ranked list →Who is affected by CVE-2004-0234? 13 products.
The published record lists 13 products from 8 vendors. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.
- Application
Lha
Affected versions1.141.151.17 - Application
Mailsweeper
by Clearswift
Affected versions4.04.14.24.34.3.34.3.4 - Application
F-Secure Anti-Virus
by F-Secure
Affected versions4.514.524.605.55.415.42 - Application
F-Secure Personal Express
by F-Secure
Affected versions4.54.64.7 - Application
F-Secure Internet Security
by F-Secure
Affected versions20032004 - Application
Internet Gatekeeper
by F-Secure
Affected versions6.316.32 - Application
Propack
by Sgi
Affected versions2.43.0 - Application
Cgpmcafee
by Stalker
Affected versions3.2 - Application
F-Secure for Firewalls
by F-Secure
Affected versions6.20
How do I fix CVE-2004-0234? Four steps.
- Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
- Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisories and patch notes first in the list.
- If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
- Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.
Does CVE-2004-0234 affect you? We'll keep checking.
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1 new flaw affects software Acme tracks
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote ...
- Matched to
- Lha on Acme's software list
- What to do
- Plan in the vendor’s update
Sent to the alert recipients Acme chose. Also in the app and to Acme's webhook.
CVE-2004-0234 is a critical-severity flaw in Lha from Tsugio Okamoto, published on 18 August 2004. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.
It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is critical. Our risk score for CVE-2004-0234 is 59 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 10%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
For Lha from Tsugio Okamoto: 1.14, 1.15, 1.17. The record lists 13 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.
Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.