CVE-2004-1012 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via a memory corruption vulnerability in the PARTIAL command argument parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1012?
CVE-2004-1012 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 1 Dec 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The argument parser of the PARTIAL command in Cyrus IMAP Server 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a certain command ("body[p") that is treated as a different command ("body.peek") and causes an index increment error that leads to an out-of-bounds memory corruption.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1012?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus Imap Server, Conectiva Linux, Openpkg Openpkg, Redhat Fedora Core, Trustix Secure Linux, Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1012?
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-2004-1012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1012, GHSA-6j99-5j9x-px72.