CVE-2004-2338 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass firewall access restrictions on big-endian 64-bit OpenBSD systems due to improper parsing of rules without netmasks.

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-2004-2338?

CVE-2004-2338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 16 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenBSD 3.3 and 3.4 does not properly parse Accept and Deny rules without netmasks on big-endian 64-bit platforms such as SPARC64, which may allow remote attackers to bypass access restrictions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2338?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openbsd Openbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-2338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3x9m-w4fr-frg2.

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