CVE-2004-1038

Description

A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended restrictions that would normally require greater degrees of physical access to exploit. NOTE: this was reported in 2008 to affect Windows Vista, but some Linux-based operating systems have protection mechanisms against this attack.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://pacsec.jp/advisories.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489330/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489189/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489163/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/04/1258210
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109881362530790&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489295/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18041	vdb entry
http://md.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489296/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489269/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489322/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489212/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489175/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489257/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489342/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://storm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdf
http://storm.net.nz/projects/16
http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489335/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1038?: CVE-2004-1038 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1038?: To fix CVE-2004-1038, 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-2004-1038 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-1038 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.