CVE-2004-1701 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow in Cfengine's authentication dialogue.
- 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-2004-1701?
CVE-2004-1701 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SAUTH command during RSA authentication.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Cfengine.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1701 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-2004-1701 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1701 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3mm-cmpj-cv2w.