What is the severity of CVE-2004-1038?

CVE-2004-1038 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive memory.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1038?

To mitigate CVE-2004-1038, limit physical access to devices that use FireWire and consider disabling the FireWire interface if not in use.

Who is affected by CVE-2004-1038?

CVE-2004-1038 affects any device using the IEEE 1394 FireWire specification that allows physical access to users.

What risks does CVE-2004-1038 pose?

The CVE-2004-1038 vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to read and write sensitive information, potentially leading to data theft or system compromise.

Is CVE-2004-1038 still a relevant vulnerability today?

Yes, CVE-2004-1038 remains relevant as many devices still use FireWire and physical access vulnerabilities continue to be a concern in security.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2004-1038

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

16/11/2004

8/8/2024

CVE-2004-1038

First published: Tue Nov 16 2004(Updated: )

A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended restrictions that would normally require greater degrees of physical access to exploit. NOTE: this was reported in 2008 to affect Windows Vista, but some Linux-based operating systems have protection mechanisms against this attack.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IEEE 1394 (FireWire)	=1394

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1038?
CVE-2004-1038 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive memory.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1038?
To mitigate CVE-2004-1038, limit physical access to devices that use FireWire and consider disabling the FireWire interface if not in use.
Who is affected by CVE-2004-1038?
CVE-2004-1038 affects any device using the IEEE 1394 FireWire specification that allows physical access to users.
What risks does CVE-2004-1038 pose?
The CVE-2004-1038 vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to read and write sensitive information, potentially leading to data theft or system compromise.
Is CVE-2004-1038 still a relevant vulnerability today?
Yes, CVE-2004-1038 remains relevant as many devices still use FireWire and physical access vulnerabilities continue to be a concern in security.

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