VulnerabilityModified
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 ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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).
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.41% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/cfengine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12251Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109208394910086&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12251Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10900Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16937
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.