CVE-2004-1899 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger an off-by-one overflow in the Monit administration interface via a large POST request, potentially causing denial of service or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1899?
CVE-2004-1899 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause an off-by-one overflow via a POST that contains 1024 bytes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tildeslash Monit.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1899?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-1899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1899, GHSA-86jg-72jj-vxr7.