CVE-2004-1471 Other in n/a

High 7.1 Published 13 Feb 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers with commit access can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in CVS wrapper lines.

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-2004-1471?

CVE-2004-1471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 13 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in wrapper.c in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16 allows remote attackers with CVSROOT commit access to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a wrapper line.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1471?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Cvs Cvs, Freebsd Freebsd, Gentoo Linux, Openbsd Openbsd, Openpkg Openpkg, Sgi Propack.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1471?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2004-1471 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1471 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1471, GHSA-mpm3-c55x-2wp9.