CVE-2004-1224 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit an off-by-one error in mtr to hijack raw sockets and escalate privileges via the curses interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1224?
CVE-2004-1224 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Off-by-one error in the mtr_curses_keyaction function for mtr 0.55 through 0.65 allows local users to hijack raw sockets, as demonstrated using the "s" keybinding, which leaves a buffer without a NULL terminator.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1224?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mtr Mtr.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1224?
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-2004-1224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1224, GHSA-5hc8-p83m-v3q6.