CVE-2004-0417 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger an integer overflow in the CVS server to cause a crash and consume disk space.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0417?
CVE-2004-0417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 11 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the "Max-dotdot" CVS protocol command (serve_max_dotdot) for CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, may allow remote attackers to cause a server crash, which could cause temporary data to remain undeleted and consume disk space.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0417?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Cvs Cvs, Gentoo Linux, Openbsd Openbsd, Openpkg Openpkg, Sgi Propack.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0417?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-0417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0417, GHSA-q685-268q-v69f.