CVE-2004-1494 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in XDICT via long strings, causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1494?
CVE-2004-1494 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Screen Fetch option in XDICT 2002 through 2005 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ( CPU consumption or application exit) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kingsoft Xdict.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-1494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx7h-7g3p-qrjv.