CVE-2004-2395 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 17 Aug 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion in the passwd utility by triggering repeated failed read attempts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2004-2395?

CVE-2004-2395 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 17 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory leak in passwd 0.68 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of failed read attempts from the password buffer.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2395?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2395?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2395 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2004-2395 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h63-79mj-3p3q.