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CVE-2004-1702

The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransac…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • coresecurity.com /common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/12251 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/16937 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/10900 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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