CVE-2004-0418: Critical severity Openpkg Openpkg vulnerability

Published Jun 11, 2004
·
Updated

servenotify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle empty data lines, which may allow remote attackers to perform an "out-of-bounds" write for a single byte to execute arbitrary code or modify critical program data.

Affected Software

29 affected components
Openpkg Openpkg=2.0
CVS CVS=1.11.14
CVS CVS=1.11.1
CVS CVS=1.11
CVS CVS=1.12.2
CVS CVS=1.11.4
CVS CVS=1.12.7
Sgi Propack=3.0
CVS CVS=1.12.5
Openpkg Openpkg=1.3
CVS CVS=1.11.16
CVS CVS=1.11.5
CVS CVS=1.10.8
CVS CVS=1.11.15
CVS CVS=1.11.11
CVS CVS=1.12.8
CVS CVS=1.11.6
CVS CVS=1.12.1
CVS CVS=1.11.3
CVS CVS=1.11.2
CVS CVS=1.11.10
Sgi Propack=2.4
Openpkg Openpkg
CVS CVS=1.10.7
CVS CVS=1.11.1_p1
Gentoo Linux=1.4
OpenBSD OpenBSD=3.5
OpenBSD OpenBSD
OpenBSD OpenBSD=3.4

Event History

Jun 11, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0418?

CVE-2004-0418 has a critical severity level due to its potential to execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-0418?

To mitigate CVE-2004-0418, upgrade to a patched version of CVS beyond 1.12.8 or 1.11.16.

3

What versions of CVS are affected by CVE-2004-0418?

CVE-2004-0418 affects CVS versions 1.12.x up to 1.12.8 and 1.11.x up to 1.11.16.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2004-0418 allow?

CVE-2004-0418 allows remote attackers to perform an out-of-bounds write, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

5

Is CVE-2004-0418 specifically a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2004-0418 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited over the network.

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