# CVE-2004-0461: Memory corruption in n/a

> Buffer overflow in ISC DHCPD allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on systems lacking vsnprintf.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wmcx-jvg5-m384

## What is CVE-2004-0461?

CVE-2004-0461 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 24 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13, when compiled in environments that do not provide the vsnprintf function, uses C include files that define vsnprintf to use the less safe vsprintf function, which can lead to buffer overflow vulnerabilities that enable a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0461?

It affects 11 products.


Products: Infoblox Dns One Appliance, Isc Dhcpd, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Redhat Fedora Core, Suse Suse Email Server, Suse Suse Linux, Suse Suse Linux Admin-Cd for Firewall, Suse Suse Linux Connectivity Server, Suse Suse Linux Database Server, Suse Suse Linux Firewall Cd, Suse Suse Linux Office Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

- [CVE-2004-0460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0460/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0606/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0461 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 24 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.