CVE-2004-0416

Description

Double free vulnerability for the error_prog_name string in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 44.63% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sgi.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-519 patch vendor advisory
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108716553923643&w=2 mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10070 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-233.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:058 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-06.xml vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A994 vdb entry signature
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022441.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0416?
CVE-2004-0416 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0416?
To fix CVE-2004-0416, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0416 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0416 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~45% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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