CVE-2004-1897 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Monit by sending a malformed Basic Authentication request, causing a segmentation fault.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1897?
CVE-2004-1897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by sending a Basic Authentication request without a password, which causes Monit to decrement a null pointer and perform an out-of-bounds read.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1897?
How do I fix CVE-2004-1897?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-1897 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1897 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1897, GHSA-hjrq-qr8g-2fxf.