# CVE-2004-0494: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute unauthorized commands via crafted URIs in GNOME VFS extfs backends, requiring user interaction to trigger.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wfm-r8jm-499h, RHSA-2004:373

## What is CVE-2004-0494?

CVE-2004-0494 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 5 Aug 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple extfs backend scripts for GNOME virtual file system (VFS) before 1.0.1 may allow remote attackers to perform certain unauthorized actions via a gnome-vfs URI.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0494?

It affects 4 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gnome-vfs2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |
| `gnome-vfs2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.5-2E.1 |

Products: Avaya Cvlan, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0494?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux

- [CVE-2001-1494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1494/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0494 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 5 Aug 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.