CVE-2004-0946

Description

rquotad in nfs-utils (rquota_server.c) before 1.0.6-r6 on 64-bit architectures does not properly perform an integer conversion, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NFS request.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 20.84% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72113
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-014.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18455	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698302	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-583.html	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10464	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426072/30/6740/threaded	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13440/	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-08.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:005	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11911	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0946?: CVE-2004-0946 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0946?: To fix CVE-2004-0946, 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-2004-0946 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0946 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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