# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3mm-cmpj-cv2w

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- GNU CFEngine 2.0.x/2.1 - AuthenticationDialogue Remote Heap Buffer Overrun (1) (exploitdb)
- GNU CFEngine 2.0.x/2.1 - AuthenticationDialogue Remote Heap Buffer Overrun (2) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2000-0947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0947/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0849/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1702/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-3137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3137/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1701 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2004-1701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1701/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1701

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