CVE-2004-0618 FreeBSD 5.1 for the Alpha processor allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an execve system call with an unaligned memo
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0618 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-0618 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 30 Jun 2004.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0618 exists.
Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. 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-2004-0618/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0618/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0618?
CVE-2004-0618 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 30 Jun 2004.
Official description
FreeBSD 5.1 for the Alpha processor allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an execve system call with an unaligned memory address as an argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0618?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-0618 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0618 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27wh-h3mm-7hf3.