CVE-2004-0417

Description

Integer overflow in the "Max-dotdot" CVS protocol command (serve_max_dotdot) for CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, may allow remote attackers to cause a server crash, which could cause temporary data to remain undeleted and consume disk space.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.89% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11145	vdb entry signature
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
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1001	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-2004-0417?: CVE-2004-0417 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0417?: To fix CVE-2004-0417, 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-2004-0417 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0417 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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