# CVE-2004-1471: Other in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1471, GHSA-mpm3-c55x-2wp9

## 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: 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:

- CVS 1.11.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd

- [CVE-2012-0804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0804/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0414/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0416/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0418/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1342/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1471 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-2004-1471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1471

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