CVE-2004-0262

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2004-0262 · Published 23/11/2004 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-0262 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability affecting the palace client (the palace).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.2%, higher than 92.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
the palace client the_palace	`= 3.5`	No fix yet

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in The Palace 3.5 and earlier client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to a palace:// url followed by a long server address string.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0033.html
marc.info
elitehaven.net/thepalace.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/9602 · Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15074

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