CVE-2004-0234 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0234?

CVE-2004-0234 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 5 May 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via long directory or file names in an LHA archive, which triggers the overflow when testing or extracting the archive.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0234?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Clearswift Mailsweeper, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus, F-Secure F-Secure for Firewalls, F-Secure F-Secure Internet Security, F-Secure F-Secure Personal Express, F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0234?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Fedora Core

• CVE-2003-1154 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2003-1015 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2003-1016 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2004-0051 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2004-0052 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5

All Redhat Fedora Core vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-w979-wcrr-7whw.