CVE-2004-1906 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in McAfee FreeScan's COM object.
- 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-2004-1906?
CVE-2004-1906 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
Mcafee FreeScan allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly arbitrary code via a long string in the ScanParam property of a COM object, which may trigger a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1906?
How do I fix CVE-2004-1906?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1906 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-2004-1906 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1906 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj3q-v8c3-5gh4.