CVE-2004-1482: Bnc

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The sbuf_getmsg function in BNC incorrectly handles backspace characters, which could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary scripts.

Affected products

• Bnc Bnc: version 2.2.4 only; version 2.4.6 only; version 2.4.8 only; version 2.6 only; version 2.6.2 only; version 2.8.8 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.