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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-1701

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SAUTH command during RSA authentication.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 19.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SAUTH command during RSA authentication.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
19.51% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/cfengine
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.